Oakland vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	441K	2.15M

The cost of living in Oakland is 29% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 90th and 843rd ($3254 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 45th and 18th 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	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$15084

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488