Jerusalem vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5127
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$1224
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2310
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
75
😀 Quality of life
85
58
🏙️ Population
936K
4.5M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 423% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1551st and 8948th ($2114 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 24th in Israel and India, respectively. Check Israel vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 374th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jerusalem Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.2
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.98
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1903
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13235
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8778
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$878
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17799
$1469

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$905
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$996
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$762
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$813
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1556
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2123
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1811
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1930
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1884
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$877
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2156
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1834
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$761
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1890
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1837
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2145
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1990
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1931
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$552
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1902
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1680
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1511

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308