Ahmedabad vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$875
🏠 One person rent
$161
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
58
73
😀 Quality of life
62
61
🏙️ Population
7.65M
4.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 20% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8906th and 9031st ($433 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 40th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Ranked 9th vs 10th best cities to live in India, and 5691st vs 5764th 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
$3.13
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.76
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$861
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$578
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.04
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.25
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$47
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1402
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$391
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$360
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$367
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$358
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$350
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$273
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$298
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$314
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$663
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$267
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$283
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$273
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$299
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$241
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$316
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$346
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$370
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$312
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$329
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$285
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$312
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$252
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$309
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$335
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$355
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$464
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$260
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$335
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$717
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$335
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$355
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$495
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$282
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$309
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$384
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$320
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$311

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289