Doha vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$892
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
73
😀 Quality of life
84
63
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 453% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1994th and 9043rd ($2014 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Qatar and India, respectively. Check Qatar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 537th and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Kolkata

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Doha Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300