Kolkata vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$135
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
40
😀 Quality of life
58
48
🏙️ Population
4.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 48% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8957th and 6501st ($408 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Ranked 12th vs 41st best cities to live in India, and 5494th vs 6339th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Surat

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Kolkata Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$1527

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348