Frankfurt vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	89
😀 Quality of life	94	97
🏙️ Population	776K	5.87M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 35% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1863rd and 129th ($1989 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Singapore, respectively. Check Germany vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 47th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Singapore City

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	Frankfurt	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$27780

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605