Dresden vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$729
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
75
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
563K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dresden is 258% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 3857th and 8957th ($1462 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 26th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 203rd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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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