Frankfurt vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$2742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
759K
548K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 5% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2040th and 1798th ($1902 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 57th 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 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 38th and 110th 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
$14.2
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$13845

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629