Frankfurt vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Frankfurt Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
94
61
🏙️ Population
759K
4.43M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 110% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2040th and 5921st ($1902 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 38th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Frankfurt vs Johannesburg infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Frankfurt vs Johannesburg

Prices for goods and services in Frankfurt and Johannesburg are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Frankfurt Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$4829

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952