Dusseldorf vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1861
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1029
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1905
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3480
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
75
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
629K
4.5M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 356% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2278th and 8957th ($1861 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 26th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 26th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Kolkata

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Dusseldorf Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.8
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.17
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.23
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1887
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7923
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6295
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.48
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.6
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.77
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.6
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$657
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22103
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1505
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1558
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1634
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1441
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1463
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1465
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1425
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1652
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1497
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1563
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1638
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1947
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1543
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1206
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1479
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1525
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1582
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1441
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1478
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1470
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1851

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