Antwerp vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$841
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$479
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
87
75
😀 Quality of life
89
60
🏙️ Population
529K
4.5M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 313% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2878th and 8958th ($1650 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 37th in Belgium and India, respectively. Check Belgium vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 161st and 5392nd 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
$18.8
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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