Frankfurt vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Frankfurt	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2251	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5339	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$1290	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4308	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	97
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	776K	441K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 31% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1384th and 95th ($2251 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Oakland

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	Frankfurt	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.5	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8499	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4451	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.42	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.2	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.7	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$823	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21222	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357