Frankfurt vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$892
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
776K
4.5M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 512% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1425th and 9043rd ($2230 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 45th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 34th and 5562nd 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
$18.6
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$1886

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Cities near Frankfurt

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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300