Budapest vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$892
🏠 One person rent
$750
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$401
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 303% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4163rd and 9043rd ($1469 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 680th and 5562nd 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
$12.2
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$1886

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300