Frankfurt vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$2403
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$1383
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
94
57
🏙️ Population
776K
4.43M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 100% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1863rd and 5539th ($1989 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 47th and 5667th 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
$19.1
$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$5271

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$953
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$837
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$923
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$785
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$678
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$807
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$906
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$672
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$820
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$889
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$695
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$784
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$795
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$722
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$768
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$748
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$780
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$665
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$691
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$664
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$562
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$763
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$628
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$442
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$621
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$657
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$567
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$540
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$814
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$964
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1068
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$809
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$624
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1003