Frankfurt vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Frankfurt Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$5394
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$2031
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$4606
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
776K
2.3M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 2% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1425th and 1354th ($2230 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1137th 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 2 months in Houston. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 34th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Frankfurt vs Houston

Prices for goods and services in Frankfurt and Houston are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Frankfurt Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$22380

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221