Frankfurt vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Frankfurt	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1902	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4451	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1097	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3920	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	759K	8.91M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 43% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2040th and 38th ($1902 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in London. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 38th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs London

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	Frankfurt	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.54	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$273	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8253	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.2	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.93	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.38	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.7	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14318	$25471

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1656
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1674
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1648
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1649
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1644
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1593
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1605
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1628
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1651
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1603
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1654
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1725
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1624
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1684
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1721
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1713
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1631
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1673
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1657
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1704
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1725
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1574

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908