Frankfurt vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Frankfurt	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2102	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4758	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$2068	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4186	$1018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	7
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	773K	133K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 62% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1589th and 4342nd ($2102 vs $1295) 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.8 months in Male. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 36th and 5145th 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	$17.3	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1600	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8020	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5017	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15030	$3225

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352