Frankfurt vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$3784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
46
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
776K
675K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 20% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1384th and 2470th ($2251 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 48th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Gothenburg

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Frankfurt Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$4650

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423