Frankfurt vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
87
67
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
773K
1.01M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 379% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1589th and 8895th ($2102 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 36th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Islamabad

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Frankfurt Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$3133

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397