Frankfurt vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$4880
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$1862
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$3539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
82
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
776K
577K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 3% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1863rd and 1702nd ($1989 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1506th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 47th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Milwaukee

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Frankfurt Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$163
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$24191

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1942
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2019
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1986
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1976
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1998
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1932
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1760
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1991
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2017
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2023
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1963
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1968
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2017
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1960
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2320
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1847
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2313
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2321
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2312
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2298
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1817
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2332
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2327
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2391
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2078
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1850
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2179
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2294
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1789
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2484
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2345
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2311
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2461
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2371
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2378