Frankfurt vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
776K
24.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 98% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1425th and 4971st ($2230 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 34th and 1655th 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
$18.6
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$27781

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765