Kolkata vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kolkata	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$364	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$892	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$124	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$211	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$160	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$401	$4258
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	4.5M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 89% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 9043rd and 72nd ($364 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5562nd and 55th 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	$2.21	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.64	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75.9	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$255	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$139	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.13	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.82%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1163	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.77	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.37	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.4	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.02	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.8	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1886	$28004

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Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$335
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$326
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$326
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$320
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$329
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$330
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$331
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$336
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$324
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$323
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$331
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$338
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$349
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$321
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$330
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$321
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$376
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$290
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$307
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$288
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$278
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$314
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$296
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$284
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$298
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$280
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$285
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$281
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$314
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$288
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$481
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$351
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$300

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974