Frankfurt vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	87	90
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	776K	1.51M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 10% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1863rd and 1352nd ($1989 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Ranked 7th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 47th 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	$19.1	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$14702

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Cities near Frankfurt

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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560