Frankfurt vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Frankfurt	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2182	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5115	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4614	$386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	74
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	776K	1.85M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 176% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1510th and 6703rd ($2182 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Germany and the Philippines, respectively. Check Germany vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Manila. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 38th and 5220th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Manila

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	Frankfurt	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1285	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1844	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.91%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8398	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5144	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.41	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.4	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16203	$16980

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448