Frankfurt vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$4557
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
69
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
759K
1.61M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 20% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 2040th and 864th ($1902 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 38th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Phoenix

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Frankfurt Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$5.68
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$10488

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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 Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706