Frankfurt vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
77
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
776K
12.6M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 333% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1510th and 8651st ($2182 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 38th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563