Chicago vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$479
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.5M

The cost of living in Chicago is 555% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 505th and 8958th ($2613 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 37th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 16th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$1360

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318