Kolkata vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$404
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1011
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$135
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$258
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.2
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$1546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
4.5M
13.1M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 67% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8948th and 4359th ($404 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 5509th and 1187th 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
$3.92
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.6
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$180
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$528
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.24
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.38
$6.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.93
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.94
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.4
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$41.7
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1469
$12252

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592