Frankfurt vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$4357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
95
100
🏙️ Population
773K
5.03M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 12% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1589th and 923rd ($2102 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 36th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Melbourne

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Frankfurt Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$8.61
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913