Canberra vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
75
😀 Quality of life
83
58
🏙️ Population
381K
4.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 486% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 929th and 8957th ($2393 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 26th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 393rd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1748
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1532
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1674
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1500
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311