Canberra vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1011
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	75
😀 Quality of life	84	58
🏙️ Population	381K	4.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 400% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1768th and 8948th ($2023 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 24th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 388th and 5509th 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	$14.1	$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$1469

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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