Frankfurt vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$4529
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
54
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
776K
525K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 22% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1425th and 346th ($2230 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 34th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Sacramento

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Frankfurt Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859