Brussels vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
196K
4.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 349% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2354th and 8948th ($1816 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 190th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$1469

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308