Oakland vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	441K	2.1M

The cost of living in Oakland is 33% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 95th and 964th ($3273 vs $2460) 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 70th and 34th 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	$24.9	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$19577

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506