Cost of living comparison
United States is 24.1% more expensive than Frankfurt.
If you lived in United States instead of Frankfurt, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Frankfurt
|
United States
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.33
€15.93
|
$18.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
Frankfurt
|
United States
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
€1.96
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
€6.23
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.12
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
€3.39
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€5.93
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Frankfurt
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.39
€21.50
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
Frankfurt
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.63
€41.02
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,279.18
€1,175.76
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$906.10
€832.84
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.36
€220.00
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Frankfurt
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$498.17
€457.90
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,656.43
€13,471.45
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Frankfurt
|
United States
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
€3.39
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
€45.92
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
Frankfurt
|
United States
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.19
€64.51
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
€27.76
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.81
€77.95
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.80
€109.20
|
$113.11
|
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