Frankfurt vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
776K
17.5M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 148% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1510th and 6334th ($2182 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 38th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634