Barcelona vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
1.64M
4.5M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 344% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8958th ($1773 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 37th 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 1.2 months in Kolkata. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 193rd and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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