Frankfurt vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$6608
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1770
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$3115
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$731
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$4380
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
54
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
776K
525K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 23% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1510th and 362nd ($2182 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 38th and 309th 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
$17.3
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$8.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$135
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2692
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2767
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2811
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2875
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2892
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2839
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2727
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2630
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2875
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2665
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2782
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3181
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2672
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3098
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3344
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2770
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2212
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2943
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2270
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3116
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2936
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2991
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3504
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2823
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2764
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2910
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2381
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2721
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2679
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3058
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2114
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2858
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2950
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3818
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2850