Frankfurt vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
773K
8.8M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 48% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1589th and 5th ($2102 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 36th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$20585

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108