Frankfurt vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
773K
4.43M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 95% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1589th and 5069th ($2102 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 36th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Johannesburg

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Frankfurt Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045