Cost of living comparison
Greece is 4.0 times more expensive than Kolkata.
If you lived in Greece instead of Kolkata, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Kolkata
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹200.14
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹29.64
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kolkata
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₹32.49
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
₹241.85
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹210.72
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.97
₹80.75
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.05
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹84.92
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.23
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₹56.56
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.39
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.02
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.72
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Kolkata
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
₹398.72
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.99
₹250.17
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,771.77
₹1,401,225.12
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹260.18
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Kolkata
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.02
₹586.81
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$154.85
₹12,937.39
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.41
₹7,219.21
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.34
₹2,200.26
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Kolkata
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$46.91
₹3,919.28
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,612.97
₹134,758.52
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kolkata
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.10
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
₹139.47
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
₹340.23
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.95
₹1,499.82
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
₹300.20
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kolkata
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.13
₹2,015.62
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.27
₹2,028.05
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.47
₹3,130.23
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.87
₹2,495.42
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
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