Doha vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$479
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
75
😀 Quality of life
79
60
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 369% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2137th and 8958th ($1872 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Qatar and India, respectively. Check Qatar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 501st and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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