Boston vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$892
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
676K
4.5M

The cost of living in Boston is 898% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 30th and 9043rd ($3638 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 45th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 94th and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kolkata

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Boston Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$1886

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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