Dortmund vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$736
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
75
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
593K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 273% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 3604th and 8957th ($1523 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 26th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 692nd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311