Frankfurt vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$4008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
95
100
🏙️ Population
776K
5.45M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 17% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1510th and 649th ($2182 vs $2640) 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 38th and 3rd 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
$17.3
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$19140

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710