Baku vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$875
🏠 One person rent
$378
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
62
61
🏙️ Population
2.3M
4.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 136% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6524th and 9031st ($856 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Azerbaijan and India, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 5591st and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Kolkata

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Baku Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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