Berlin vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$255
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
94
61
🏙️ Population
3.78M
4.5M

The cost of living in Berlin is 555% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1150th and 9031st ($2371 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 45th and 5764th 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
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$1762

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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