Kolkata vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kolkata	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$408	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1026	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$135	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$257	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$5275
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	75	99
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	4.5M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8957th and 72nd ($408 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 59th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5494th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Los Angeles

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	Kolkata	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$88.4	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$184	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.67	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.95%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$562	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.98	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.38	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.97	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.4	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.93	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.94	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.02	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$51.8	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1751	$28613

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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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754