Frankfurt vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$5544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
776K
8.8M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 55% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1863rd and 3rd ($1989 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 47th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$21465

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111