Doha vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$899
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
75
😀 Quality of life
82
63
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 405% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2509th and 9044th ($1849 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Qatar and India, respectively. Check Qatar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 608th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297