Frankfurt vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
87
7
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
759K
133K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 48% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2040th and 4218th ($1902 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.8 months in Male. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 38th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Male

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Frankfurt Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$3438

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339