Gothenburg vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1879
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$875
🏠 One person rent
$949
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1652
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3784
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
675K
4.5M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 419% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2470th and 9031st ($1879 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 40th in Sweden and India, respectively. Check Sweden vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 91st and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kolkata

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Gothenburg Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$821
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.33%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6539
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.2
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423

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