Frankfurt vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$3705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
88
98
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
776K
2.03M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 0.8% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1425th and 1464th ($2230 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 34th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Vienna

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Frankfurt Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989