Frankfurt vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Frankfurt	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2102	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4758	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$2068	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4186	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	73
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	773K	1.85M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 162% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1589th and 6428th ($2102 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 36th and 4217th 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	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1600	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8020	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5017	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.3	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15030	$14739

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1801
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1791
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1778
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1814
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1813
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1710
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1750
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1724
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1812
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1723
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1724
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1812
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1805
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1760
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1804
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1906
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1770
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1801
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1953
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1812
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1748
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1766
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1795
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1804
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1716

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442