Alexandria vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Alexandria Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$892
🏠 One person rent
$103
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
73
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
5.36M
4.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 10% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8976th and 9043rd ($400 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 45th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 6248th and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Alexandria vs Kolkata

Prices for goods and services in Alexandria and Kolkata are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Alexandria Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$1886

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300