Frankfurt vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$2386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
98
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
776K
1.35M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 5% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 1510th and 1250th ($2182 vs $2307) 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1 months in Milan. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 38th and 315th 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
$17.3
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$16429

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700