Calgary vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1011
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$432
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	75
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.31M	4.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 414% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1646th and 8948th ($2077 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 24th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 153rd and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kolkata

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	Calgary	Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$1469

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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