Jerusalem vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1026
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$257
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	75
😀 Quality of life	84	58
🏙️ Population	936K	4.5M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 399% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1770th and 8957th ($2037 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 26th 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 358th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kolkata

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	Jerusalem	Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$1751

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

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