Kolkata vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kolkata	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$399	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1003	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$132	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$265	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.5	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$479	$3483
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	86
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	4.5M	2.79M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 85% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8958th and 571st ($399 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 6th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kolkata compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5392nd and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Toronto

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	Kolkata	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.6	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$342	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$193	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.77	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.78%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1115	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$539	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.49	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.37	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.75	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.39	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.81	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.8	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1360	$18837

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2390
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2600
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2358
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2128
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2192
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2578
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2293
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2244
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2073
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2218
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1734
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1821
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1915
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2125
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1408
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1949
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2217
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2194
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2031
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2156
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2004
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2074
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2049
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2085
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1816
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2178
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2151
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2190