Frankfurt vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
95
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
773K
15.5M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 87% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1589th and 4816th ($2102 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 36th and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$13982

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Cities near Frankfurt

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 Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985