Frankfurt vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$3719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
66
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
776K
633K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 17% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1384th and 2305th ($2251 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1739th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Memphis

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Frankfurt Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$27334

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809