Kolkata vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kolkata	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$399	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1003	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$132	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$265	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.5	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$479	$4098
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	75	100
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	4.5M	8.91M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 88% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8958th and 38th ($399 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in India and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check India vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kolkata compared to 1.2 months in London. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5392nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs London

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	Kolkata	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.6	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$342	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$193	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.77	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.78%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1115	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.49	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.37	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.75	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.39	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.81	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.8	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1360	$25471

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Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$355
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$346
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$346
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$342
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$349
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$348
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$351
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$356
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$343
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$341
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$350
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$357
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$367
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$339
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$347
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$338
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$391
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$304
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$323
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$298
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$285
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$310
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$342
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$312
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$311
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$276
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$288
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$293
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$324
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$328
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$322
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$456
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$446
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$318

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908