Oakland vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$3414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	441K	2.15M

The cost of living in Oakland is 33% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 91st and 998th ($3146 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd 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 1.8 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 22nd 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	$24.8	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$18941

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395