Cologne vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
75
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
1.08M
4.5M

The cost of living in Cologne is 353% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2308th and 8957th ($1851 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 26th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 16th and 5494th 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
$14
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1751

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311