Frankfurt vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
93
61
🏙️ Population
776K
4.5M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 522% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1384th and 9031st ($2251 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 48th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Kolkata

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Frankfurt Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$1762

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289