Chisinau vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$505
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
75
😀 Quality of life
57
58
🏙️ Population
639K
4.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 121% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6080th and 8948th ($892 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Moldova and India, respectively. Check Moldova vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 5665th and 5509th 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
$8.05
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$1469

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308