Frankfurt vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
89
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
776K
13.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 238% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1510th and 7452nd ($2182 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 38th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573