Frankfurt vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$420
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
93
60
🏙️ Population
776K
4.8M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 87% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1384th and 4745th ($2251 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 48th and 5850th 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
$17.4
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$5103

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965