Frankfurt vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
759K
17.5M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 103% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2040th and 5744th ($1902 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 38th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$24305

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584