Kolkata vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$364
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$892
$974
🏠 One person rent
$124
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$211
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$310
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
63
60
🏙️ Population
4.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 47% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9043rd and 7286th ($364 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ranked 11th vs 23rd best cities to live in India, and 5562nd vs 5975th 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
$2.21
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.13
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.77
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.02
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.8
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1886
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319