Houston vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$468
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
2.3M
4.5M

The cost of living in Houston is 450% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1258th and 8957th ($2248 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 26th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 82nd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311