Kolkata vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kolkata	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$404	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1011	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$135	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.2	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$4432
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	75	69
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	4.5M	1.61M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 83% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8948th and 955th ($404 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 875th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5509th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Phoenix

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	Kolkata	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.92	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.6	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$180	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.24	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.38	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.37	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.93	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.94	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.4	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$41.7	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1469	$12281

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$345
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$333
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$331
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$327
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$336
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$337
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$338
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$347
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$330
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$329
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$341
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$350
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$360
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$327
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$337
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$328
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$394
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$314
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$292
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$283
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$289
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$303
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$292
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$304
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$299
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$300
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$274
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$287
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$361
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$293
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$430
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$309
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$308

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724