Budapest vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$540
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$479
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
75
😀 Quality of life
79
60
🏙️ Population
1.71M
4.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 182% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4647th and 8958th ($1124 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Hungary and India, respectively. Check Hungary vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 485th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kolkata

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Budapest Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$1360

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

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