Frankfurt vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$3246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
78
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
776K
662K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 20% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1863rd and 819th ($1989 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 47th and 86th 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
$19.1
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$17240

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759