Cost of living comparison
Frankfurt is 9.5% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Frankfurt instead of France, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
France
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.67
|
$17.33
€15.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
France
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.13
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.43
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$4.49
€4.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$3.69
€3.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.87
|
$6.45
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
France
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.84
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.61
|
$53.07
€48.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.00
|
$23.39
€21.55
|
|
pay 57.0% more for housing
France
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
$44.63
€41.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€717.55
|
$1,279.18
€1,178.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€563.35
|
$906.10
€834.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
$239.36
€220.47
|
|
pay 9.6% more for childcare
France
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€651.81
|
$498.17
€458.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
$14,656.43
€13,500.14
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.69
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$3.69
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.20
|
$49.96
€46.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.90
|
$14.08
€12.97
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
France
|
Frankfurt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.00
|
$70.19
€64.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.44
|
$30.20
€27.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.09
|
$84.81
€78.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.61
|
$118.80
€109.43
|
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