Frankfurt vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
74
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
776K
4.43M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 102% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1510th and 5031st ($2182 vs $1082) 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 38th and 5648th 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
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$5503

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915