Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

Germany

Frankfurt (Oder) vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Frankfurt (Oder) is 29.6% more expensive than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Frankfurt (Oder)
Groceries: pay 34.8% more in Frankfurt (Oder)
Transportation: pay 87.1% more in Frankfurt (Oder)
Housing: pay 11.0% more in Frankfurt (Oder)
Childcare: pay 63.0% less in Frankfurt (Oder)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.9% more in Frankfurt (Oder)
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Frankfurt (Oder)

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Frankfurt (Oder) are more expensive than in Shanghai. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Frankfurt (Oder).

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Frankfurt (Oder) vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Frankfurt (Oder) instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Frankfurt (Oder)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$12.32 €11.05	+175.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$11.20 €10.05	+114.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.00	$1.68 €1.51	+180.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.40 €1.26	+278.4%
Average			+160.9%

Shanghai vs. Frankfurt (Oder) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.8% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Frankfurt (Oder)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.19	$2.12 €1.90	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.39	$7.19 €6.45	-16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥45.91	$4.33 €3.89	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.33	$3.55 €3.19	+109.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.87	$5.07 €4.55	+243.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.63	$1.39 €1.24	+39.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$0.72 €0.64	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.03	$0.94 €0.84	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.14	$1.69 €1.52	+119.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.39	$0.60 €0.54	+68.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.89	$0.57 €0.52	+32.5%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 87.1% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Frankfurt (Oder)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.13	$7.64 €6.86	+54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.12	$64.94 €58.27	+117.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$32,914.63 €29,529.36	+69.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.83	$19.15 €17.18	+237.8%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 11.0% more for housing

	Shanghai	Frankfurt (Oder)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.42	$44.34 €39.78	+320.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,921.79	$767.02 €688.13	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,929.69	$459.09 €411.87	-22.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.08	$237.92 €213.45	+440.0%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 63.0% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Frankfurt (Oder)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,435.22	$419.90 €376.71	-70.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$12,759.39 €11,447.08	-53.9%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Frankfurt (Oder)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$5.60 €5.02	+369.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.36	$3.36 €3.01	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.89	$9.74 €8.74	+161.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥438.48	$22.39 €20.09	-65.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.74	$13.44 €12.05	+50.1%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Frankfurt (Oder)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥362.93	$39.19 €35.16	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥247.61	$43.50 €39.03	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥503.90	$89.97 €80.72	+19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥705.59	$129.82 €116.47	+22.8%
Average			+5.5%

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