Adelaide vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$479
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
1.3M
4.5M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 446% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1333rd and 8958th ($2180 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 37th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 75th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$1360

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

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