Brisbane vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$892
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
98
63
🏙️ Population
2.71M
4.5M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 523% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1349th and 9043rd ($2269 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 45th 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 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 3rd and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kolkata

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Brisbane Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

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