Frankfurt vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$4312
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
88
90
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
776K
1.51M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 11% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1384th and 863rd ($2251 vs $2525) 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Ranked 10th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 48th vs 44th 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
$17.4
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$17274

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714