Frankfurt vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
81
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
776K
13.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 230% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1384th and 7400th ($2251 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 48th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Tianjin

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Frankfurt Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546