Chennai vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$159
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
75
😀 Quality of life
66
58
🏙️ Population
6.6M
4.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 6% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8907th and 8957th ($433 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 26th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Ranked 2nd vs 12th best cities to live in India, and 4094th vs 5494th 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
$1.8
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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