Frankfurt vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$1245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
776K
7.41M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 20% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1510th and 532nd ($2182 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 38th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Hong Kong

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Frankfurt Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$22102

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598