Frankfurt vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Frankfurt	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2182	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5115	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4614	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	97
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	776K	441K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 33% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1510th and 90th ($2182 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 38th and 45th 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	$17.3	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1285	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1844	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.91%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8398	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5144	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.41	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.4	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16203	$18326

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1861
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1812
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1844
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1836
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1832
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1640
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1741
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1757
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1693
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1815
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1763
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1713
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1813
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1755
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1801
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1776
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1793
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1810
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1756
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1922
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1810
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1736
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1756
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1775
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1763
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1769

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359