Kolkata vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$135
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1865
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
92
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
4.5M
1.38M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 75% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8957th and 3084th ($408 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in India and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check India vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5494th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$12545

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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
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141