Almaty vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$875
🏠 One person rent
$531
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
70
61
🏙️ Population
2.23M
4.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 180% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5468th and 9031st ($1014 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Kazakhstan and India, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 3901st and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kolkata

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Almaty Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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