Abu Dhabi vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$479
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
75
😀 Quality of life
82
60
🏙️ Population
1.48M
4.5M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 385% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1938th and 8958th ($1936 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 37th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 369th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kolkata

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Abu Dhabi Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318