Frankfurt vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
78
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
773K
12.6M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 303% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1589th and 8506th ($2102 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 36th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619