Frankfurt vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$7974
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$2311
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$4175
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$5531
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
87
87
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
776K
1.39M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 42% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1863rd and 36th ($1989 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 47th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs San Diego

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Frankfurt San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$28706

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2914
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3017
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2911
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2964
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3043
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2898
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2930
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3124
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$912
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$910
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3279
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2917
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3273
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2834
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3199
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2907
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2637
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2945
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3109
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2936
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2732
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2950
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2763
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3188
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2996
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2578
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$880
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2694
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3496
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3082
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3326
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3020
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2764
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2682
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2759