Budapest vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$875
🏠 One person rent
$810
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$255
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
81
61
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 337% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 3675th and 9031st ($1580 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Hungary and India, respectively. Check Hungary vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 646th and 5764th 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
$13.9
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$1762

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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