Frankfurt vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
98
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
776K
1.35M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 6% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 1425th and 1148th ($2230 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1 months in Milan. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 34th and 336th 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
$18.6
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$18202

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719