Frankfurt vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$5590
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1286
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$2187
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$4060
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
95
100
🏙️ Population
776K
5.35M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 5% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1510th and 1249th ($2182 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 38th 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
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$8.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988