Frankfurt vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Frankfurt	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2230	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1250	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$2174	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4800	$866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	8
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	776K	133K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 70% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1425th and 4552nd ($2230 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Male. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 34th and 5347th 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	$18.6	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1296	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8454	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.8	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.6	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.9	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18543	$3300

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1891
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1831
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1874
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1864
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1866
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1681
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1768
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1732
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1836
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1808
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1742
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1832
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1779
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1841
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1802
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1807
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1849
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1780
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1939
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1760
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1787
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1786
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1801

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327