Dortmund vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$899
🏠 One person rent
$762
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
75
😀 Quality of life
93
63
🏙️ Population
595K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 346% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 3401st and 9044th ($1632 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 50th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 84th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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