Gothenburg vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4155
$899
🏠 One person rent
$902
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1552
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3793
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
75
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
675K
4.5M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 398% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2645th and 9044th ($1823 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 50th in Sweden and India, respectively. Check Sweden vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 68th and 5552nd 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
$13.7
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.34
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$955
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6255
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4279
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.5
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4093
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1684
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1503
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1444
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1543
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1405
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1542
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1362
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1528
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1529
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1551
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1866
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1502
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1516
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1761
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1485
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1675
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2181
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1977
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1542
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1485
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1482
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1830
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1997
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2280
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1472
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2088
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2184
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1976
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1421
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1658
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1830
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1460
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1949
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1818
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2379
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1882
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1397

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297