Frankfurt vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$4963
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1193
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$1867
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$3947
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
81
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
773K
577K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 2% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1589th and 1688th ($2102 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1442nd 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 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 36th and 188th 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
$17.3
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$24309

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1955
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2022
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1991
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2015
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2014
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1962
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1818
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2011
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2008
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1997
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1967
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1904
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1968
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1943
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2291
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1834
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2267
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2285
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2295
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2276
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1811
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2309
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2202
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2407
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2069
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1878
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2158
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2289
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1772
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2343
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2331
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2376
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2393
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2357
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2392