Bucharest vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$449
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
75
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
1.72M
4.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 141% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8958th ($961 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 37th in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 703rd and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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