Frankfurt vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Frankfurt	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2182	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5115	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4614	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	7
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	776K	133K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 65% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1510th and 4439th ($2182 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Male. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 38th and 5057th 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	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1285	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1844	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.91%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8398	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5144	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.41	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.4	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16203	$3575

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1861
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1812
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1844
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1836
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1832
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1640
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1741
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1757
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1693
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1815
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1763
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1713
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1813
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1755
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1801
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1776
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1793
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1810
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1756
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1922
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1810
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1736
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1756
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1775
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1763
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1769

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327