Brisbane vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
97
61
🏙️ Population
2.71M
4.5M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 542% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1241st and 9031st ($2323 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 3rd and 5764th 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
$15.8
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$1.48
🥤 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
$1733
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289