Frankfurt vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
93
76
🏙️ Population
776K
24.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 96% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1384th and 4880th ($2251 vs $1147) 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 48th and 1178th 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
$17.4
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$27610

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789