Dublin vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$479
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
94
60
🏙️ Population
553K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dublin is 580% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 357th and 8958th ($2713 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Ireland and India, respectively. Check Ireland vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 35th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$1360

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318