Dresden vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$899
🏠 One person rent
$755
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
75
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
566K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dresden is 325% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 3768th and 9044th ($1555 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 Dresden compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 263rd and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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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