Cost of living comparison

 Australia
compared to
 Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Frankfurt is 2.9% more expensive than Australia overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.4% more in Frankfurt
Groceries
pay 5.5% less in Frankfurt
Transportation
pay 17.5% more in Frankfurt
Housing
pay 28.9% more in Frankfurt
Childcare
pay 32.4% less in Frankfurt
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.4% less in Frankfurt
Clothing
pay 6.7% more in Frankfurt

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Frankfurt are more expensive than in Australia. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Frankfurt instead of Australia, you would:

pay 19.4% more for restaurants

 
Australia
Frankfurt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.76
A$25.47
$19.29
€16.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.73
A$14.79
$11.25
€9.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
A$3.90
$3.03
€2.59

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

 
Australia
Frankfurt
Bread
1 loaf
$2.37
A$3.61
$2.09
€1.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
A$6.63
$6.87
€5.88
Milk (1 gallon) $5.80
A$8.81
$4.62
€3.96

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pay 17.5% more for transportation

 
Australia
Frankfurt
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.65
A$7.07
$7.21
€6.17
Monthly public transit pass $83.03
A$126.21
$52.52
€44.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,742.09
A$42,170.06
$29,130.52
€24,921.16

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pay 28.9% more for housing

 
Australia
Frankfurt
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.59
A$84.51
$45.31
€38.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,182.30
A$1,797.19
$1,389.77
€1,188.95
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $957.92
A$1,456.12
$1,056.46
€903.80

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pay 32.4% less for childcare

 
Australia
Frankfurt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,485.91
A$2,258.70
$539.90
€461.89
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,667.78
A$22,296.13
$14,504.53
€12,408.62

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
Frankfurt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.64
A$10.10
$5.36
€4.58
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.55
A$5.39
$3.85
€3.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.07
A$42.68
$8.79
€7.52

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

 
Australia
Frankfurt
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.78
A$109.10
$85.15
€72.84
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.24
A$76.37
$39.74
€34.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.30
A$152.46
$100.07
€85.61

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