Kolkata vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1003
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$132
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
$550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
60
56
🏙️ Population
4.5M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 33% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8958th and 7706th ($399 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 38th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kolkata compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 5392nd and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Kolkata Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.6
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$342
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.77
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.78%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1115
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$539
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.49
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.81
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.4
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.8
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1360
$5368

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511