Frankfurt vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
759K
13.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 176% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2040th and 6886th ($1902 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 104th 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 8th in China, while ranked 38th and 1662nd 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
$14.2
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$16123

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600