Frankfurt vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$5010
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$2148
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$2069
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
98
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
776K
1.35M

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
$19.1
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$14604

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506