Kolkata vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$135
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
71
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
4.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 74% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8957th and 3292nd ($408 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check India vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5494th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$10359

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489