Barcelona vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$892
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.73M
4.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 481% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1722nd and 9043rd ($2116 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 45th 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 11th in India, while ranked 205th and 5562nd 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
$17.8
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$1886

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300