Ahmedabad vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$222
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$479
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
56
75
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
7.65M
4.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 27% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8477th and 8958th ($505 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 37th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Ranked 17th vs 11th best cities to live in India, and 5867th vs 5392nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Kolkata

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Ahmedabad Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375

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