Frankfurt vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$899
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
75
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
776K
4.5M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 496% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1510th and 9044th ($2182 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 50th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 38th and 5552nd 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
$17.3
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$1863

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297