Calgary vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$479
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
53
75
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
1.31M
4.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 430% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1526th and 8958th ($2113 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 37th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 66th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318