Frankfurt vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
90
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
776K
548K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 4% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1384th and 1193rd ($2251 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 48th and 84th 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
$17.4
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831