Frankfurt vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$6298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
94
96
🏙️ Population
759K
8.8M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 53% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2040th and 6th ($1902 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 38th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$8.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$17859

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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 New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028