Kolkata vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kolkata	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$404	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1011	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$135	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.2	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	75	100
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	4.5M	4.84M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 84% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8948th and 745th ($404 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5509th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Sydney

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	Kolkata	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.92	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.6	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$180	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.24	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.38	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.37	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.93	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.94	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$41.7	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1469	$17957

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Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683