Kolkata vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$899
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$121
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$721
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
63
60
🏙️ Population
4.5M
1.2M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 58% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 9044th and 6322nd ($366 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 14th 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kolkata ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 5552nd and 5937th 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
$2.26
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.8
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$7.16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.67%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$550
$1848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.52
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$6.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.95
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.89
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.9
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.7
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1863
$3800

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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
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$615
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$772
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$650
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$765
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$719
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$672
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$868
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$692
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$863
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$537
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$678
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$898
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$831
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$917
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$800
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1438
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$544
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$914
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$876
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$536
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$672
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$692
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$686
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$837
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$543
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$671
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$727
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$570
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$796
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$582
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$658
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$709
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$783
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$758