Brisbane vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Brisbane Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
2.71M
4.5M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 398% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1792nd and 8948th ($2016 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 24th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 7th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Brisbane vs Kolkata infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Brisbane vs Kolkata

Prices for goods and services in Brisbane and Kolkata are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Brisbane Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$1469

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308