Frankfurt vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$4332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
61
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
773K
246K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 13% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1589th and 2276th ($2102 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1806th 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 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Louisville

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Frankfurt Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954