Frankfurt vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	81
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	776K	1.43M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 2% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1863rd and 1745th ($1989 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 47th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs San Antonio

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	Frankfurt	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$16552

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133