Brussels vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
196K
4.5M

The cost of living in Brussels is 461% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1939th and 9031st ($2030 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 121st and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kolkata

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Brussels Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$1762

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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