Calgary vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
1.31M
4.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 479% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1759th and 9031st ($2095 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 187th and 5764th 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
$19.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289