Kolkata vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$364
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$892
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$124
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$211
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$1020
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
4.5M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 77% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 9043rd and 3728th ($364 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5562nd and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Moscow

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Kolkata Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.13
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.77
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.02
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.6
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.8
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1886
$17546

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791