Frankfurt vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$7086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
87
97
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
776K
874K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 47% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1510th and 5th ($2182 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 38th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs San Francisco

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Frankfurt San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$18564

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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 San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765