Canberra vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2258
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5105
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1409
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2111
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4498
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
73
😀 Quality of life
85
61
🏙️ Population
381K
4.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 524% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1373rd and 9031st ($2258 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 40th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 438th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Kolkata

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Canberra Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1187
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9940
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6181
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.9
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2338
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17844
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1795
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1701
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1460
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1709
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2481
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2040
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2354
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1825
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1855
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1816
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1995
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$2000
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1915
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1913
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1810
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1834
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1493
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2543
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1933
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1896
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1813
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2179
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1606
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1273
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1905
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1876
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1868
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1728
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2672
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2364
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1720

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