Frankfurt vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$4662
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
759K
2.3M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 14% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 2040th and 1234th ($1902 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1107th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 38th and 86th 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
$14.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$23011

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

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$2141
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$2118
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$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175