Frankfurt vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$4006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	64
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	776K	508K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 6% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 1863rd and 1532nd ($1989 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1366th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 47th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Kansas

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	Frankfurt	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$28999

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846