Frankfurt vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
78
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
759K
12.6M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 276% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2040th and 8471st ($1902 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 38th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617