Calgary vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$899
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
53
75
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
1.31M
4.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 468% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1781st and 9044th ($2079 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 50th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 160th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887

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