Frankfurt vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$4188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
93
100
🏙️ Population
776K
5.45M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 21% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1384th and 370th ($2251 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 48th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Sydney

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Frankfurt Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863