Almaty vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$585
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
64
60
🏙️ Population
1.92M
4.5M

The cost of living in Almaty is 163% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4975th and 8958th ($1051 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 1.2 months in Kolkata. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 4635th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318