Frankfurt vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
87
28
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
773K
846K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 375% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1589th and 8885th ($2102 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 36th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$4063

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330