Doha vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$432
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
75
😀 Quality of life
80
58
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 340% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2449th and 8948th ($1779 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Qatar and India, respectively. Check Qatar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 562nd and 5509th 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
$9.28
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$1469

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DohaKolkata

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308