Almaty vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$499
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
1.92M
4.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 130% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6015th and 8957th ($941 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Kazakhstan and India, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 4176th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Kolkata

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