Frankfurt vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
776K
2.11M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 10% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1425th and 916th ($2230 vs $2480) 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 34th and 14th 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
$18.6
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$17184

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544