Frankfurt

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

6
175/265
Details
Large apartment$1700.00
Medium apartment$1300.00
Rent index [score]0.60
Small apartment$960.00

Cost of Living

5
169/248
Details
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

4
159/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups1
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.20
Coworking spaces [score]0.45
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co12
Meetups [score]0.65
Meetups groups199
Meetups members60583
Number of investors35
Number of startup events in the last 12 months291
Number of upcoming meetup events89
Startup climate scene [score]0.56
Startup events171
Startup events [score]0.75
Startups [score]0.55
Total number of startups196

Venture Capital

3
81/192
Details
Venture capital [score]0.34

Travel Connectivity

9
4/266
Details
Airport hub239
Airport hub [score]0.99
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.71

Commute

6
31/255
Details
Human city pagehttp://cities.human.co/details/Germany/Frankfurt_am_Main
Traffic handling [score]0.96

Business Freedom

9
24/264
Details
Business freedom90.00
Business freedom [score]0.97
Freedom from corruption79.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.86
Lack of labor restrictions50.60
Lack of labor restrictions [score]0.28
Time to open a business10.50
Time to open a business [score]0.89

Safety

7
164/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.53
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year1
Guns per 100 residents30
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

8
143/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.87
Healthcare quality [score]0.78
Life expectancy (years)81.04
Life expectancy [score]0.86

Education

5
71/240
Details
Best university in rankingGoethe University Frankfurt
Best university ranking225
Country mean scores in PISA math test517.09
Country mean scores in PISA reading test507.68
Country mean scores in PISA science test524.12
PISA math ranking (high school)14
PISA ranking10
PISA ranking (high school) [score]0.86
PISA reading (high school)9
PISA science (high school)13
Percent of happy students0.78
Percent of low performers in PISA math test0.18
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test0.14
Percent of low performers in PISA science test0.12
Percent of top performers in PISA math test0.17
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test0.09
Percent of top performers in PISA science test0.12
University quality [score]0.18

Environmental Quality

6
135/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.56
Cleanliness [score]0.55
Drinking water quality [score]0.69
Urban greenery [score]0.78

Economy

5
133/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area0.85
Currency for urban areaEUR
GDP growth rate0.02
GDP growth rate [score]0.34
GDP per capita$45888.42
GDP per capita [score]0.73

Taxation

4
204/266
Details
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 taxes218
VAT (Sales Tax)0.19

Internet Access

4
203/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)27.66
Internet access (download) [score]0.45
Internet access (upload) [score]0.37
Upload speed (Mbps)7.97

Leisure & Culture

6
98/264
Details
Art galleries170
Art galleries [score]0.58
Cinemas126
Cinemas [score]0.49
Comedy clubs101
Comedy clubs [score]0.77
Concert venues238
Concerts [score]0.51
Historical sites352
Historical sites [score]0.68
Museums149
Museums [score]0.62
Performing art venues208
Performing arts [score]0.56
Sport venues122
Sports [score]0.62
Zoos27
Zoos [score]0.80

Tolerance

7
141/266
Details
Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor)0.87
LGBT Equality Index85.45
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

5
82/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.20
Median peak in meters420.00
Presence of hills in city1.00
Presence of mountains in city1.00
Urban area elevation (meters)105.00
Water access [score]0.88
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Cost of living

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.

Housing costs (USD)

$1,100$1,500
$1300
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$51
Movie ticket$13
Broadband internet connection$27
Monthly public transport$98
Lunch$16
-27%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

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.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$52,917
Median salary
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Locals review Frankfurt

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Taxation

Personal taxation

Effective income tax rate

21%
For annual salary of $40000
31%
For annual salary of $80000

Value added tax (VAT)

19%
Standard tax rate. Different rates might apply for certain product categories.

Compared to other cities

155/266

Corporate taxation

Compared to other cities

188/263
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Safety

Gun crimes & Ownership

30.30
Guns per 100 people
1.01
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Frankfurt in position 163 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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People in Frankfurt

Population of Frankfurt

4,508,200
461 /km²
200/264
Density (people per unit of area)
1%
Growth in 2015-2020
Frankfurt

Demographics of Germany

Median age
47
Elderly people
22%
Life expectancy at birth
81
GDP per capita (in USD)
$45,888
97/263
Unemployment
4%
41/264

Languages

English proficiency score
62
120/228
Common spoken languages
German

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Teleport users who are      Frankfurt

Work in:

Software Engineer
11.52%
Web Developer
5.15%
Marketing Manager
4.24%
Founder
4.24%
Project Manager
3.64%
Account Manager
2.42%
Operations Manager
2.42%
Other
66.36%

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Climate

Average number of days per year without rain

302

Climate type

Marine West Coast

Average daily maximum temperature

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On living in Frankfurt

Frankfurt (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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Good Country Index

Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

Overall ranking

Germany
7th from a total of 163 countries

World Order

2nd

Refugees hosted

Refugees generated

Charity giving

Birth rate

UN Treaties signed

International Peace & Security

44th

Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

International violent conflict

Peacekeeping troops

Arms exports

Internet security (2014)

Planet & Climate

17th

Ecological footprint

Reforestation since 1992

Hazardous pesticides exports

CO2 emissions

Ozone

Prosperity & Equality

30th

Development assistance

FDI outflows

Fairtrade market size

UN volunteers abroad

Open trading

Culture

7th

Freedom of movement

Press freedom

Creative services exports

UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

Creative goods exports

Science & Technology

11th

Nobel prizes

Patents

Journal exports

International publications

International Students

Health & Wellbeing

13th

Pharmaceutical exports

Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

Food aid

Humanitarian aid donations

International Health Regulations Compliance

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