Khulna vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Khulna	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$301	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$724	$899
🏠 One person rent	$85.2	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$131	$207
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$26.4	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$354
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	57 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	75
😀 Quality of life	47	63
🏙️ Population	929K	4.5M

The cost of living in Khulna is 18% less expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 9202nd and 9044th ($301 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 50th in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Khulna compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Khulna ranked 3rd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6845th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khulna vs Kolkata

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	Khulna	Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.25	$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.42	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$0.79	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$59.2	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$38	$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$108	$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$68	$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$635	$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.31	$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$1.64	$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.16	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.8	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.26	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.31	$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$26.3	$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1374	$1863

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Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$300
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$312
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$328
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$320
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$320
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$313
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$327
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$315
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$320
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$312
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$286
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$318
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$366
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$323
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$333
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$464
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$324
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$352
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$376
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$302
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$362
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$287
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$287
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$282
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358

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