Bangkok vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$875
🏠 One person rent
$434
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
89
73
😀 Quality of life
74
61
🏙️ Population
5.68M
4.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 175% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5606th and 9031st ($996 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 2044th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kolkata

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Bangkok Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$1762

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

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