Canberra vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$479
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
75
😀 Quality of life
82
60
🏙️ Population
381K
4.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 552% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 522nd and 8958th ($2604 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 37th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 367th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1723
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

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