Frankfurt vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Frankfurt	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2251	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5339	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$1290	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4308	$4659
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	100
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	776K	2.3M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 0.4% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1384th and 1367th ($2251 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 48th and 14th 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	$17.4	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.5	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8499	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4451	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.42	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.2	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.2	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$823	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21222	$22291

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123