Frankfurt vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

Frankfurt Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1890
$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4434
$5016
🏠 One person rent
$1074
$1143
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$2085
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3846
$1974
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
95
85
🏙️ Population
759K
1.37M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 8% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 1770th and 1368th ($1890 vs $2054) 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 1 months in Milan. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 27th and 257th 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
$13.3
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.07
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1120
$1196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$902
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1948
$2384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1538
$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.74%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9619
$10117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6459
$5277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.72
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$69.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$94
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$17098

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1715
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1665
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1639
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1660
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1657
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1637
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1624
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1646
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1622
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1640
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1593
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1645
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1561
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1613
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1628
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1562
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1591
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1590
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1616
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1632
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1637
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1583
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1450
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1614
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1587
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1649
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1508
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1619
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1725
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1483
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1636
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1607
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1551
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1494
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1616
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1643
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1466

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1503
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1414
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1295
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1322
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1385
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1290
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1335
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1285
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1353
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1661
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1407
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1279
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1435
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1307
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1199
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1260
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1134
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2737
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1152
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1306
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1124
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1450
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2888
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1086
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1167
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1429
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1394
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1308
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1362
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1471
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1428
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1264
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1547
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2475
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1380
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1420
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1306
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1525
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1507