Kolkata vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$364
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$892
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$124
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$211
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$4507
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
4.5M
1.51M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 85% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 9043rd and 889th ($364 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5562nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Munich

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Kolkata Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.13
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.77
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.02
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.8
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1886
$16629

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748