Frankfurt vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$2042
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$4580
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
776K
2.3M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 3% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1510th and 1375th ($2182 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1186th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 2 months in Houston. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 38th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Houston

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Frankfurt Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$23708

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2240
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2177
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2216
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2229
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2094
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2155
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2308
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2209
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2730
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2067
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1828
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1948
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2020
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1592
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1900
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1993
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2416
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2148
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2136
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2222
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233