Boston vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$899
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
676K
4.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 898% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 27th and 9044th ($3652 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 50th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 71st and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$1863

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297