Frankfurt vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Frankfurt | Milan | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Frankfurt is 2% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 1863rd and 1772nd ($1989 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1 months in Milan. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 47th and 341st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Frankfurt vs Milan
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| Frankfurt | Milan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Frankfurt
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 6.4 km or 4 mi |  Offenbach am Main | |
| 6.6 km or 4.1 mi | Neu-Isenburg | |
| 8.2 km or 5.1 mi | Bad Vilbel | |
| 8.6 km or 5.3 mi | Eschborn | |
| 11 km or 6.6 mi | Dreieich | |
| 11 km or 6.7 mi | Muhlheim am Main | |
| 12 km or 7.3 mi | Maintal | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Oberursel | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Obertshausen | |
| 13 km or 8.2 mi | Bad Soden | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Dietzenbach | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Bad Homburg vor der Hohe | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Langen | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Karben | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Hattersheim am Main | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Morfelden-Walldorf | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Friedrichsdorf | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Kelkheim | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Hofheim | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Hanau | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Rodgau | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Rodermark | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Bruchkobel | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Florsheim am Main | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Nidderau | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Seligenstadt | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Russelsheim am Main | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Weiterstadt | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Friedberg | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Gro-Gerau | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Darmstadt | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Bad Nauheim | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Griesheim | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Wiesbaden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Idstein | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Mainz | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Gro-Umstadt | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Riedstadt | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Pfungstadt | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Butzbach |
Cities near Milan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8 km or 5 mi |  Buccinasco | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Monza | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Seregno | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Saronno | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Lodi | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Cantu | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Vigevano | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Busto Arsizio | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Pavia | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Como | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Crema | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Novara | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Bergamo | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Lecco | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Varese | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Voghera | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Piacenza | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Vercelli | |
| 63 km or 39 mi |  Lugano | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Tortona | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Cremona | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Alessandria | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Brescia | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Bellinzona | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Biella | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Asti | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Parma | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Genoa | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Turin | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Mantua | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Savona | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Verona | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Reggio Emilia | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Aosta | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Chur | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | La Spezia | |
| 162 km or 100 mi | Sassuolo | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Mondovi | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Trento | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Modena |