Calgary vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$892
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.31M
4.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 481% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1716th and 9043rd ($2118 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 45th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 209th and 5562nd 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
$17
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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