Frankfurt vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
87
69
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
776K
1.01M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 393% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1510th and 8887th ($2182 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 38th and 6597th 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
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373