Oakland vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	441K	2.15M

The cost of living in Oakland is 31% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 182nd and 1222nd ($2968 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 38th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Paris

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	Oakland	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$16193

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293