Doha vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$468
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
75
😀 Quality of life
80
58
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.5M

The cost of living in Doha is 343% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 2461st and 8957th ($1810 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Qatar and India, respectively. Check Qatar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 501st and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311