Frankfurt vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Frankfurt	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2102	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4758	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$2068	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4186	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	91
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	773K	548K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 2% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1589th and 1500th ($2102 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 36th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Manchester

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	Frankfurt	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1600	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8020	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5017	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.3	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15030	$17390

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761