Kolkata vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kolkata	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$404	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1011	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$135	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.2	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$3141
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	86
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	4.5M	2.79M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 84% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8948th and 861st ($404 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5509th and 59th 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	$3.92	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.6	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$180	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.24	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.38	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.37	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.93	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.94	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.4	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$41.7	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1469	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095