Budapest vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$553
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$432
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
75
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 174% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4777th and 8948th ($1109 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 618th and 5509th 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
$9.45
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$1469

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BudapestKolkata

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308