Frankfurt vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Frankfurt	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2102	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4758	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$2068	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4186	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	93
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	773K	546K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 21% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1589th and 2758th ($2102 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 36th and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Lisbon

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	Frankfurt	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1600	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8020	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5017	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.3	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15030	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162