Frankfurt vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Frankfurt	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2182	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5115	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4614	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	91
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	776K	548K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 4% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1510th and 1330th ($2182 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 39th 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 38th and 107th 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	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1285	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1844	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.91%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8398	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5144	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.41	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.4	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16203	$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804