Essen vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$892
🏠 One person rent
$682
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
587K
4.5M

The cost of living in Essen is 328% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 3860th and 9043rd ($1561 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 45th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 17th and 5562nd 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
$17
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$1886

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300