Barcelona vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
1.73M
4.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 488% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1659th and 9031st ($2129 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th in Spain and India, respectively. Check Spain vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 174th and 5764th 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
$17.3
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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