Cologne vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$967
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$479
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
75
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
1.07M
4.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 339% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2484th and 8958th ($1752 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 37th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 12th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$1360

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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