Frankfurt vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$4287
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$914
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$1596
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
46
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
776K
675K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 20% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1425th and 2599th ($2230 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 34th and 83rd 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
$18.6
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$7.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$4729

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1738
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1612
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1491
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1405
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1588
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1469
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1563
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1412
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1581
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1633
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1864
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1549
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1594
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1890
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1562
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2262
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2042
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1641
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1590
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1516
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1986
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2123
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2364
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1550
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2158
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2273
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2073
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1412
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1667
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1965
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1562
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2079
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1966
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1957
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2429
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1959
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1481