Brussels vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$468
😷 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 379% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1988th and 8957th ($1958 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 173rd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$1751

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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