Cost of living comparison
Italy is 4.8 times more expensive than Kolkata.
If you lived in Italy instead of Kolkata, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Kolkata
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹200.14
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹29.64
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Kolkata
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₹32.49
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
₹241.85
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹210.72
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.97
₹80.75
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.05
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹84.92
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.23
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₹56.56
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.39
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.02
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.72
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Kolkata
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
₹398.72
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.99
₹250.17
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,771.77
₹1,401,225.12
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹260.18
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Kolkata
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.02
₹586.81
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$154.85
₹12,937.39
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.41
₹7,219.21
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.34
₹2,200.26
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Kolkata
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$46.91
₹3,919.28
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,612.97
₹134,758.52
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Kolkata
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.10
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
₹139.47
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
₹340.23
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.95
₹1,499.82
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
₹300.20
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kolkata
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.13
₹2,015.62
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.27
₹2,028.05
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.47
₹3,130.23
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.87
₹2,495.42
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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