Kolkata vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$875
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$127
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$159
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.5
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
4.5M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 78% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 9031st and 3277th ($362 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kolkata compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Kolkata ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5764th and 2774th 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
$2.1
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$138
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.81%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.11
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.01
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.92
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.9
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1762
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749