Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 7.3 times more expensive than Kolkata.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Kolkata, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
Kolkata
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹200.14
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹29.64
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Kolkata
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₹32.49
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
₹241.85
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹210.72
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.97
₹80.75
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.05
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹84.92
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.23
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₹56.56
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.39
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.02
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.72
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for transportation
Kolkata
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
₹398.72
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.99
₹250.17
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,771.77
₹1,401,225.12
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹260.18
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
Kolkata
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.02
₹586.81
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$154.85
₹12,937.39
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.41
₹7,219.21
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.34
₹2,200.26
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
Kolkata
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$46.91
₹3,919.28
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,612.97
₹134,758.52
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kolkata
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.10
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
₹139.47
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
₹340.23
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.95
₹1,499.82
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
₹300.20
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kolkata
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.13
₹2,015.62
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.27
₹2,028.05
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.47
₹3,130.23
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.87
₹2,495.42
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
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