Barcelona vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$468
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
1.66M
4.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 362% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2198th and 8957th ($1887 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 26th in Spain and India, respectively. Check Spain vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 238th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kolkata

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Barcelona Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$3.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$1751

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311