Edmonton vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$1011
🏠 One person rent	$948	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	75
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.5M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 337% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2475th and 8948th ($1769 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 24th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 181st and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Kolkata

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	Edmonton	Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$1469

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$345
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$333
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$331
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$327
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$336
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$337
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$338
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$347
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$330
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$329
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$341
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$350
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$360
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$327
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$337
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$328
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$394
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$314
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$292
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$283
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$289
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$303
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$292
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$304
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$299
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$300
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$274
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$287
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$361
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$293
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$430
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$309
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$308