Frankfurt vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
759K
1.86M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 30% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2040th and 3564th ($1902 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Germany and Poland, respectively. Check Germany vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 38th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Warsaw

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Frankfurt Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$11854

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385