Frankfurt vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$3732
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
776K
2.15M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 13% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1510th and 843rd ($2182 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 38th and 18th 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
$17.3
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$15084

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488