Kolkata vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$135
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
4.5M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 36% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8957th and 7383rd ($408 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 28th 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 5494th and 5846th 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
$3.83
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$5245

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519