Frankfurt vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
63
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
776K
14.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 414% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1425th and 8914th ($2230 vs $434) 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 2.2 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 34th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Karachi

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Frankfurt Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$1646

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561