Frankfurt, Germany, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in travel connectivity, safety and healthcare.
Frankfurt is one of the top ten city matches for 4.4% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $1700.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $1300.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.60 |
| Small apartment | $960.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $10.00 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $3.30 |
| A beer | $1.10 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $2.60 |
| Bread | $0.54 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.51 |
| Lunch | $16.00 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $51.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $98.00 |
| Movie ticket | $13.00 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $72.66 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 1 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.20 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.45 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 12 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.65 |
| Meetups groups | 199 |
| Meetups members | 60583 |
| Number of investors | 35 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 291 |
| Number of upcoming meetup events | 89 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.56 |
| Startup events | 171 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.75 |
| Startups [score] | 0.55 |
| Total number of startups | 196 |
Venture Capital| Venture capital [score] | 0.34 |
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Travel Connectivity| Airport hub | 239 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.99 |
| Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.71 |
Commute| Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Germany/Frankfurt_am_Main |
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| Traffic handling [score] | 0.96 |
Business Freedom| Business freedom | 90.00 |
|---|---|
| Business freedom [score] | 0.97 |
| Freedom from corruption | 79.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.86 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 50.60 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.28 |
| Time to open a business | 10.50 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 0.89 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.53 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 1 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 30 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.97 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.84 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.91 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.87 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.78 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 81.04 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.86 |
Education| Best university in ranking | Goethe University Frankfurt |
|---|---|
| Best university ranking | 225 |
| Country mean scores in PISA math test | 517.09 |
| Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 507.68 |
| Country mean scores in PISA science test | 524.12 |
| PISA math ranking (high school) | 14 |
| PISA ranking | 10 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.86 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 9 |
| PISA science (high school) | 13 |
| Percent of happy students | 0.78 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.18 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.14 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.12 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.17 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.09 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.12 |
| University quality [score] | 0.18 |
Environmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.56 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.55 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.69 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.78 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 0.85 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | EUR |
| GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.34 |
| GDP per capita | $45888.42 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.73 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.45 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.33 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.49 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 218 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.19 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 27.66 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.45 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.37 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 7.97 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 170 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.58 |
| Cinemas | 126 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.49 |
| Comedy clubs | 101 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.77 |
| Concert venues | 238 |
| Concerts [score] | 0.51 |
| Historical sites | 352 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.68 |
| Museums | 149 |
| Museums [score] | 0.62 |
| Performing art venues | 208 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.56 |
| Sport venues | 122 |
| Sports [score] | 0.62 |
| Zoos | 27 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.80 |
Tolerance| Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.87 |
|---|---|
| LGBT Equality Index | 85.45 |
| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.87 |
| LGBT adoption rights | ✖ Step-child adoption only |
| LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | ✖ Not banned |
| LGBT discrimination legality | ✔ Illegal |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, surgery not required |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Civil unions |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.53 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.20 |
|---|---|
| Median peak in meters | 420.00 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 105.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.88 |
Costs of living in Frankfurt am Main are in the 169th place of all 248 Teleport cities. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $51 |
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 Movie ticket | $13 |
 Broadband internet connection | $27 |
 Monthly public transport | $98 |
 Lunch | $16 |
Software Engineer salaries in Frankfurt are above average. For this job type, Frankfurt ranks 93rd for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Frankfurt.
The overall crime rate puts Frankfurt in position 163 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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302Frankfurt (German: Frankfurt am Main) is the largest city in the German state of Hesse, and is considered the business and financial centre of Germany. It is the fifth largest city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne. The city is known for its modern skyline, as well as for hosting the headquarters of the European Central Bank, the Deutsche Börse stock exchange and numerous German financial services companies. Furthermore, it hosts some of the world's most important trade shows, such as the Frankfurt Auto Show and the Frankfurt Book Fair. Located on the river Main on the crossroads of the German Autobahn system and connected to several high-speed rail lines, with Germany's busiest airport on its outskirts, Frankfurt is one of the most important transportation hubs of Germany.
Frankfurt is a city of contrasts. Wealthy bankers, students and hippie drop-outs coexist in a city that has some of the highest, most avant-garde skyscrapers of Europe next to well maintained old buildings. The downtown area, especially Römer square and the museums at the River Main, draw millions of tourists every year. On the other hand, many off the beaten track neighbourhoods, such as Bockenheim, Bornheim, Nordend and Sachsenhausen, with their intact beautiful 19th century streets and parks are often overlooked by visitors.
It's the heart of the Rhine-Main region, spanning from Mainz and Wiesbaden in the west to Hanau in the east and Gießen in the north to Darmstadt in the south and has some 5,500,000 inhabitants in the whole surrounding metropolitan area.
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