Kolkata vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$135
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
82
😀 Quality of life
58
64
🏙️ Population
4.5M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 43% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8957th and 6838th ($408 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Ranked 12th vs 4th best cities to live in India, and 5494th vs 4476th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Mumbai

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Kolkata Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$2724

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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

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283