Canberra vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2223
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4990
$892
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$2158
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4087
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
73
😀 Quality of life
85
63
🏙️ Population
381K
4.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 510% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1443rd and 9043rd ($2223 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 45th 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 13th best city to live in Australia vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 479th and 5562nd 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
$15.5
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1150
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2721
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1726
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8609
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5425
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.3
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.14
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2023
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15408
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1821
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1699
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1477
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1710
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2482
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2050
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2379
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1824
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1867
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1815
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1997
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1979
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1896
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1860
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1894
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1798
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1829
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1487
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2496
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1928
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1906
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1822
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2217
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1604
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1288
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1904
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1870
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1898
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1753
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2703
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2308
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1766

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300