Kolkata vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kolkata	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$875	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$127	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$159	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$4482
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	4.5M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 89% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 9031st and 62nd ($362 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 47th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kolkata ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5764th and 50th 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	$2.1	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.6	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$138	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.12	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.81%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.11	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.01	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.39	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.75	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.3	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.9	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1762	$23685

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Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$326
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$319
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$313
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$321
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$321
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$324
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$327
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$315
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$314
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$322
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$328
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$339
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$311
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$319
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$313
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$362
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$285
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$296
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$276
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$267
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$326
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$287
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$272
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$288
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$268
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$274
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$289
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$321
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$339
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$273
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$478
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$348
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$289

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000