Kolkata vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$135
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
4.5M
13M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 62% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8957th and 5091st ($408 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5494th and 1280th 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
$3.83
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$11652

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541