Kolkata vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$135
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$641
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
75
62
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
4.5M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 43% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8957th and 6834th ($408 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in India and Belarus, respectively. Check India vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5494th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$10290

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795