Doha vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
73
😀 Quality of life
83
61
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 480% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1744th and 9031st ($2100 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 513th and 5764th 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
$10.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289