Ahmedabad vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$899
🏠 One person rent
$159
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$354
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
57
75
😀 Quality of life
58
63
🏙️ Population
7.65M
4.5M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 21% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8888th and 9044th ($442 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 50th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Ranked 28th vs 8th best cities to live in India, and 6115th vs 5552nd 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
$3.38
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.9
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.39
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.7
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1440
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$407
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$375
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$382
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$374
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$291
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$324
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$315
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$705
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$278
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$303
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$290
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$305
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$264
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$328
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$361
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$382
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$330
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$350
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$303
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$322
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$267
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$333
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$363
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$399
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$487
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$274
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$349
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$705
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$366
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$382
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$517
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$297
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$334
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$387
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$324
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$290
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$335

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297