Frankfurt vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
773K
24.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 85% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1589th and 4780th ($2102 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 36th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$31401

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774