Brisbane vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$479
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
2.36M
4.5M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 490% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 930th and 8958th ($2356 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 37th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 18th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$1360

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318