Kolkata vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$899
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$121
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
63
73
🏙️ Population
4.5M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 75% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 9044th and 4141st ($366 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th 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 months in Kolkata compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Kolkata ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5552nd and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.8
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.67%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$550
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.52
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.95
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.89
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.9
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.7
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1863
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772