Frankfurt vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$4390
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
776K
2.3M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 12% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1863rd and 1229th ($1989 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1115th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 47th and 97th 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
$19.1
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$18964

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

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$2108
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$2087
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$2196
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
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$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1799
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1855
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2089
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2089
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1673
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1853
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1878
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1986
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2218
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2455
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2244
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2182
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2260
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2230
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182