Essen vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$875
🏠 One person rent
$642
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
587K
4.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 320% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 3925th and 9031st ($1519 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 40th 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 Essen compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 23rd and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kolkata

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Essen Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$1762

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289