Bangkok vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$405
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
89
75
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
5.68M
4.5M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 126% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5960th and 8958th ($902 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 1087th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$1360

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

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