Antwerp vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$875
🏠 One person rent
$929
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$255
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
73
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
529K
4.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 407% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2660th and 9031st ($1834 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 40th in Belgium and India, respectively. Check Belgium vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 190th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Kolkata

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Antwerp Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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