Cost of living comparison
Kolkata is 28.8% cheaper than Bangalore.
If you lived in Kolkata instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
Bangalore
|
Kolkata
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
₹300.20
|
$2.40
₹200.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.24
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₹44.09
|
$0.35
₹29.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
₹15.28
|
$0.17
₹14.23
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Bangalore
|
Kolkata
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
₹49.60
|
$0.39
₹32.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
₹354.02
|
$2.89
₹241.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.29
₹190.93
|
$2.52
₹210.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.49
|
$0.97
₹80.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹147.83
|
$1.35
₹113.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
₹100.79
|
$1.02
₹84.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.27
|
$0.33
₹27.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₹41.80
|
$0.68
₹56.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.60
|
$0.29
₹24.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.54
|
$0.13
₹11.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.05
|
$0.19
₹15.72
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Bangalore
|
Kolkata
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
₹390.89
|
$4.77
₹398.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,501.02
|
$2.99
₹250.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,966.29
₹1,501,023.14
|
$16,771.77
₹1,401,225.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.07
₹340.23
|
$3.11
₹260.18
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
Bangalore
|
Kolkata
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.51
₹961.64
|
$7.02
₹586.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.10
₹26,241.77
|
$154.85
₹12,937.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$190.84
₹15,944.20
|
$86.41
₹7,219.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.70
₹2,397.94
|
$26.34
₹2,200.26
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Bangalore
|
Kolkata
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.21
₹11,129.25
|
$46.91
₹3,919.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,674.70
₹307,009.27
|
$1,612.97
₹134,758.52
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangalore
|
Kolkata
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
₹200.14
|
$1.80
₹150.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
₹204.32
|
$1.67
₹139.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹360.25
|
$4.07
₹340.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.93
₹1,999.33
|
$17.95
₹1,499.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
₹450.31
|
$3.59
₹300.20
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Bangalore
|
Kolkata
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.77
₹2,737.92
|
$24.13
₹2,015.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
₹3,155.06
|
$24.27
₹2,028.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.07
₹4,517.01
|
$37.47
₹3,130.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.45
₹3,296.12
|
$29.87
₹2,495.42
|
|
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