Frankfurt vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
63
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
773K
14.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 390% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1589th and 8915th ($2102 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 36th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$1146

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548