Ahmedabad vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$182
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$468
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
56
75
😀 Quality of life
54
58
🏙️ Population
7.65M
4.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 15% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8798th and 8957th ($471 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 26th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Ranked 18th vs 12th best cities to live in India, and 5969th vs 5494th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$424
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311