Frankfurt vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
759K
24.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 60% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2040th and 4461st ($1902 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 38th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Shanghai

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Frankfurt Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$28143

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740