Frankfurt vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$5742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
87
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
776K
1.01M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 44% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1425th and 8th ($2230 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 34th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$23160

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212