Kolkata vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$364
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$892
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$124
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$211
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$632
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
4.5M
2M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 56% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 9043rd and 6618th ($364 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 0.8 months in Minsk. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5562nd and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Minsk

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Kolkata Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.13
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.77
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.02
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.8
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1886
$12897

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882