Kolkata vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kolkata	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$399	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1003	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$132	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$265	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.5	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$479	$3795
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	94
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	4.5M	592K

The cost of living in Kolkata is 80% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8958th and 1756th ($399 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 7th in India and the Netherlands, respectively. Check India vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kolkata compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5392nd and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Rotterdam

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	Kolkata	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.6	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$342	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$193	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.77	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.78%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1115	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.49	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.37	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.75	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.39	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.81	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.8	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1360	$12166

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Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$355
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$346
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$346
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$342
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$349
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$348
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$351
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$356
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$343
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$341
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$350
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$357
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$367
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$339
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$347
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$338
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$391
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$304
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$323
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$298
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$285
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$310
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$342
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$312
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$311
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$276
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$288
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$293
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$324
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$328
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$322
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$456
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$446
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$318

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413