Canberra vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2019
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4571
$899
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$519
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3565
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
75
😀 Quality of life
86
63
🏙️ Population
381K
4.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 452% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1949th and 9044th ($2019 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 50th 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 months in Kolkata. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 413th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.6
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7420
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4762
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1751
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13305
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1678
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1580
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1568
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1364
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1599
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2292
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1888
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2640
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2181
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1667
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1747
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1662
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1839
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1813
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1725
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1706
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1736
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1674
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1681
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1362
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2308
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1768
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1728
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1738
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1673
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2058
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1464
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1184
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1771
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1718
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1786
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1660
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2471
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2127
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1639

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297