Frankfurt vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Frankfurt	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2251	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5339	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1290	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4308	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	100
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	776K	8.8M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 46% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1384th and 4th ($2251 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 48th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs New York City

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	Frankfurt	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.5	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8499	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4451	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.42	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.2	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$823	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21222	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192