Cologne vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 436% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2200th and 9031st ($1941 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 40th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 21st and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kolkata

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Cologne Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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