Frankfurt vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
29
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
776K
846K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 442% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1425th and 8958th ($2230 vs $412) 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 2.2 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 34th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Kathmandu

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Frankfurt Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$3536

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360