Frankfurt vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$221
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
87
67
😀 Quality of life
94
51
🏙️ Population
759K
1.01M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 389% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2040th and 8988th ($1902 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 38th and 6200th 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
$14.2
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$1443

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401