Cost of Living in Kolkata

Summary about cost of living in Kolkata, India:

Family of four estimated monthly costs are 1,096.5$ (90,662.9₹) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person estimated monthly costs are 319.7$ (26,438.6₹) without rent.
Kolkata is 77.5% less expensive than New York (without rent, see our cost of living index).
Rent in Kolkata is, on average, 95.1% lower than in New York.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	165.37 ₹	80.00-500.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	1,200.00 ₹	700.00-2,500.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	300.00 ₹	250.00-400.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	170.00 ₹	100.00-350.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	300.00 ₹	200.00-500.00
Cappuccino (regular)	132.17 ₹	60.00-250.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	30.39 ₹	20.00-50.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	13.80 ₹	10.00-20.00
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	203.32 ₹	113.56-246.05
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	30.14 ₹	15.42-45.36
Rice (white), (1 lb)	26.40 ₹	18.14-38.56
Eggs (regular) (12)	76.32 ₹	60.00-84.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	199.73 ₹	113.40-453.59
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	110.07 ₹	77.11-136.08
Buffalo Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	231.14 ₹	90.72-362.87
Apples (1 lb)	65.89 ₹	36.29-113.40
Banana (1 lb)	23.70 ₹	17.24-45.36
Oranges (1 lb)	45.32 ₹	22.68-136.08
Tomato (1 lb)	22.86 ₹	9.07-36.29
Potato (1 lb)	13.49 ₹	5.44-18.14
Onion (1 lb)	15.03 ₹	11.34-22.68
Lettuce (1 head)	34.74 ₹	15.00-80.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	28.59 ₹	20.00-40.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	750.00 ₹	350.00-1,500.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	149.30 ₹	90.00-200.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	234.87 ₹	130.00-350.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	330.00 ₹	200.00-400.00
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	16.50 ₹	10.00-35.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	340.00 ₹	200.00-650.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	50.00 ₹	30.00-100.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	40.23 ₹	24.14-80.47
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	100.00 ₹	50.00-180.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	407.64 ₹	378.54-435.32
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	1,200,000.00 ₹	900,000.00-1,500,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	1,786,363.64 ₹	1,500,000.00-2,500,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	2,859.43 ₹	1,500.00-5,000.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.96 ₹	0.10-1.20
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	590.15 ₹	470.00-800.00
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	1,546.08 ₹	500.00-3,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	658.18 ₹	200.00-1,000.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	300.00 ₹	200.00-500.00
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	3,833.33 ₹	2,500.00-7,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	135,454.55 ₹	80,000.00-300,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	2,187.88 ₹	1,000.00-4,000.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	2,040.00 ₹	700.00-3,500.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	3,576.44 ₹	2,000.00-6,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	2,616.19 ₹	1,500.00-5,000.00
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	11,897.12 ₹	7,000.00-20,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	7,125.00 ₹	4,500.00-12,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	32,631.58 ₹	20,000.00-50,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	19,485.71 ₹	12,000.00-30,000.00
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	8,827.25 ₹	5,109.62-14,999.88
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	4,605.94 ₹	3,499.97-6,503.16
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	40,110.00 ₹
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	8.50	6.50-10.00

Prices in Kolkata

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Last update: March 2023

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7 Comments so far

Eman Di on Mar 20, 2023:

My experience is that a couple with decent lifestyle need appx equivalent to US$ 1300. No bargain for that. In this you are not having any affluent top class lifestyle but just a decent one matching the crowd you meet at city's night clubs. This excludes any provision pertaining to kid/s if either of you have. Just a couple sharing same house, kitchen but probably not car as both of you t be having respective office cars. A romantic evening out with a show, candlelight dinner, pub and dance may cost you close to $125 appx and you can do that say more than thrice or four times in 2 months. Domestic staff, part-time driver will cost you about anothet $125. So with bal 900/950 you have to pull the entire month and its considered a economically decent lifestyle..not any extravagant.

Himat on Sep 24, 2022:

Practically speaking cost of.living in kolkata is not less than 1 Lakh or INR One hundred Thousand. That is for Middle-Middle class for a family of 4 with a working couple and two school going children. This amount of 1 lakh doesnot cover rent as assumed own apartment with say 3-5K as Monthly Maint and 1 K as municipal charges paid yearly. School fee and allied expenses for two will be INR 30K. This may include private tuitions, and other activities. With 2 mid school going kids there are other sizeable expenses parties, entertainment, travel, events, never ending new fashions, gadgets, and so on. All these will eatup good amount if averaged out on monthly basis. A mid-lower end caris included but for limited use. Its in-hing these days to own a pet and there goes INR 1250 to all the way to 4K in its maintenance. These all will end up at around 80 to 85 to 90K and all of sudden INR 1.5lakh to 2 Lakh expenses come up once in a year or so that needed to be divided toonthly budget.

MD bablu on Dec 02, 2020:

My city is very good but problem is hospitality electric bill charge and traffic police

Sam Sahoo on Jun 13, 2020:

@Anonymous I am an IT nomad staying in Kolkata currently. Believe me, kolkata is dirt cheap when compared to other cities in India. However, on the downside your pay would also be like peanuts. Yes, a couple can survive well with an inhand salary of Rs 25000/-. Provided you have to stay in a 1BHK house with a rent of Rs5000. And yes, you will get a decent 1BHK flat in that price.

Anonymous on May 12, 2020:

Four-person family monthly costs: 80,373.45₹ without rent!
How do you calculate this? With that much expense a family can live a of an elite.
25K INR should be a decent average.

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Anonymous on Jun 29, 2019:

For Kolkata where avg monthly Sal is Rs 25000 for most and getting to earn around Rs 50000 puts one into 'doing well' bracket.. pinning a average cost of living for the city at Rs 74000 is bit too much.

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