Frankfurt vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
776K
24.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 93% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1510th and 4879th ($2182 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 38th and 1383rd 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
$17.3
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753