Frankfurt vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$3717
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
773K
1.51M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 10% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1589th and 1056th ($2102 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Ranked 6th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 36th vs 54th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Munich

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Frankfurt Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$19483

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668