Dresden vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$892
🏠 One person rent
$706
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
566K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dresden is 320% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 3968th and 9043rd ($1531 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 45th 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 Dresden compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 117th and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kolkata

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Dresden Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$1886

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300