Chisinau vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$899
🏠 One person rent
$528
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
75
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
639K
4.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 159% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5968th and 9044th ($947 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 50th in Moldova and India, respectively. Check Moldova vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6039th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kolkata

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Chisinau Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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