Frankfurt vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
87
28
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
776K
846K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 411% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1510th and 8921st ($2182 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Nepal, respectively. Check Germany vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 38th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$3066

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Cities near Frankfurt

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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348