Frankfurt vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
82
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
776K
468K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 0.6% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1384th and 1363rd ($2251 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Raleigh

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Frankfurt Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729