Frankfurt vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Frankfurt	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2251	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5339	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1290	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4308	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	8
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	776K	133K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 70% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1384th and 4490th ($2251 vs $1321) 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Male. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 48th and 5278th 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	$17.4	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.5	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8499	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4451	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.42	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.2	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.2	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.7	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$823	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21222	$3305

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322