Brisbane vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
2.36M
4.5M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 510% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 781st and 8957th ($2491 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 15th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311