Frankfurt vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
776K
14.3M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 31% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1425th and 3249th ($2230 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 34th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Tokyo

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Frankfurt Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$16728

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005