Kolkata vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$404
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1011
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$135
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$258
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.2
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$444
😷 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 8948th and 6559th ($404 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 48th best cities to live in India, and 5509th vs 6336th 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
$3.92
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.6
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$180
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$528
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.24
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.38
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.93
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.94
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.4
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$41.7
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1469
$1261

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$332
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340