Barcelona vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$432
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
87
58
🏙️ Population
1.7M
4.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 355% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2276th and 8948th ($1841 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 270th and 5509th 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
$15
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$1469

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308