Frankfurt vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Frankfurt Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1843
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4348
$5724
🏠 One person rent
$1070
$1398
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$328
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3641
$4423
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
94
99
🏙️ Population
764K
4.84M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 23% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2066th and 240th ($1843 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in Sydney. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 32nd 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
$12.9
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$9.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.33
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1076
$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$3209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1509
$2081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$14615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6583
$8814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.09
$3.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.74
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.5
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$682
$1731
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12616
$16443

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1523
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1299
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1301
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1299
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1299
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1299
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1305
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1304
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1298
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1296
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1300
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1297
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1303
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1300
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1303
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1297
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1278
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1302
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1300
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1331
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1301
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1305
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1298
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1298
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1193
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1299
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1301
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1298
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1300
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1299
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1441
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1243
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1300
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1630
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1590
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1298
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1299
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1299

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2043
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$1873
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1719
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1562
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1544
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1540
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1607
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1572
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2217
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1502
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1663
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1650
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1381
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2193
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1659
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2109
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1652
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1659
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1561
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1105
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1621
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1510
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1695
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1598
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1747
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2154
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1660
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1940
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1654
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2280
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1613
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1661
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1764
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1696
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1663