Cost of living comparison
Frankfurt is 1.7% more expensive than United States overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 18.7% more in Frankfurt
- Groceries
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pay 16.9% less in Frankfurt
- Transportation
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pay 30.9% more in Frankfurt
- Housing
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pay 4.3% more in Frankfurt
- Childcare
-
pay 47.5% less in Frankfurt
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 6.0% less in Frankfurt
- Clothing
-
pay 28.4% more in Frankfurt
The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Frankfurt are more expensive than in United States. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Frankfurt.
If you lived in Frankfurt instead of United States, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
United States
|
Frankfurt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$19.29
€16.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$11.25
€9.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$3.03
€2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$2.79
€2.40
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
United States
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$2.09
€1.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$6.87
€5.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$4.62
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$3.61
€3.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$6.11
€5.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.36
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.74
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.98
€0.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$2.14
€1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.74
€0.64
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
United States
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.21
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$52.52
€45.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$29,130.52
€25,050.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$26.95
€23.18
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
United States
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$45.31
€38.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$1,389.77
€1,195.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$1,056.46
€908.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$285.00
€245.09
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
United States
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$539.90
€464.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$14,504.53
€12,473.17
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$5.36
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$3.85
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$8.79
€7.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$53.59
€46.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$13.93
€11.98
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
United States
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$85.15
€73.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$39.74
€34.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$100.07
€86.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$144.25
€124.04
|
|
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