Frankfurt vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$3867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
87
91
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
759K
1.49M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 13% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2040th and 1315th ($1902 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Ranked 5th vs 9th best cities to live in Germany, and 38th vs 48th 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
$14.2
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$18334

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599