Frankfurt vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$3278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
78
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
776K
662K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 11% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1510th and 931st ($2182 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 38th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Vancouver

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Frankfurt Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812