Frankfurt vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$526
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	73
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	776K	1.85M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 160% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1863rd and 6586th ($1989 vs $766) 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 47th and 4165th 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	$19.1	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$13387

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372