Dortmund vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$875
🏠 One person rent
$675
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
81
61
🏙️ Population
595K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 310% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4048th and 9031st ($1482 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 40th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 625th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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