Frankfurt vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$3694
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
776K
2.1M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 8% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1384th and 964th ($2251 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 48th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Paris

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Frankfurt Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$19577

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506