Frankfurt vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
773K
13.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 196% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1589th and 6862nd ($2102 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 36th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618