Frankfurt vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$3804
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
776K
7.41M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 27% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1863rd and 427th ($1989 vs $2737) 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 47th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$7.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$22706

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598