Al Ain vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$560
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$468
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
75
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
767K
4.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 157% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5284th and 8957th ($1050 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 26th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 600th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$1751

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
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$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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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