Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs Frankfurt

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and Frankfurt are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingFrankfurtNanjing vs Frankfurt
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥28,473Frankfurt earns 3.0× the salary in Nanjing

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingFrankfurtNanjing vs Frankfurt
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥117Frankfurt costs 4.67× the price in Nanjing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥622Frankfurt costs 4.15× the price in Nanjing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥93Frankfurt costs 2.67× the price in Nanjing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥2,615.1Frankfurt costs 7.15× the price in Nanjing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥314.9Frankfurt costs 6.56× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥132.2Frankfurt costs 2.57× the price in Nanjing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥464.8Frankfurt costs 2.43× the price in Nanjing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥116.6Frankfurt costs 2.92× the price in Nanjing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥14.6Frankfurt costs 1.68× the price in Nanjing

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingFrankfurtNanjing vs Frankfurt
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥153.8Frankfurt costs 2.58× the price in Nanjing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥25.8Frankfurt costs 2.88× the price in Nanjing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥9.2Nanjing costs 1.55× the price in Frankfurt
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥15.5Frankfurt costs 1.09× the price in Nanjing
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥21.7Frankfurt costs 1.54× the price in Nanjing
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥12.2Frankfurt costs 2.09× the price in Nanjing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥26.3Frankfurt costs 3.60× the price in Nanjing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥7.9Frankfurt costs 1.22× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥42.8Nanjing costs 2.10× the price in Frankfurt

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingFrankfurtNanjing vs Frankfurt
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥9,343Frankfurt costs 2.54× the price in Nanjing
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥7,846Frankfurt costs 3.95× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥18,879Frankfurt costs 2.47× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥13,546Frankfurt costs 3.59× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥56,195Frankfurt costs 1.63× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥29,556Frankfurt costs 1.41× the price in Nanjing