Frankfurt vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
75
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
776K
4.5M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 392% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1863rd and 8948th ($1989 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 47th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$1469

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308