Berlin vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$892
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$401
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
3.78M
4.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 532% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1275th and 9043rd ($2302 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 35th and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Kolkata

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Berlin Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$1886

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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