Budapest vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$899
🏠 One person rent
$707
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$354
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
75
😀 Quality of life
82
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 276% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4312th and 9044th ($1377 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Hungary and India, respectively. Check Hungary vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 636th and 5552nd 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
$10.6
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$1863

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297