Brussels vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$479
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
89
60
🏙️ Population
189K
4.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 368% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2147th and 8958th ($1869 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Belgium and India, respectively. Check Belgium vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 148th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$1360

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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