Chennai vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$875
🏠 One person rent
$142
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
6.6M
4.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 13% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8947th and 9031st ($409 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 40th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Ranked 2nd vs 10th best cities to live in India, and 5131st vs 5764th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kolkata

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Chennai Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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