Frankfurt vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
54
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
776K
525K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 16% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1384th and 605th ($2251 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 347th 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
$17.4
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848