Cost of Living Comparison Between Howrah and Kanpur Cost of Living Comparison Between Howrah and Kanpur

🙂 Solo nomad: Howrah is 4.7% cheaper than Kanpur without rent, and 6.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Howrah is 14.4% cheaper than Kanpur without rent, and 1.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.78 ₹159

$2.04 ₹183

-12.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.74 ₹1,052

$11.81 ₹1,057

-0.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.42 ₹396

$4.12 ₹369

7.28%

Cappuccino

$1.43 ₹128

$1.49 ₹133

-4.03%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 ₹22.33

$0.29 ₹26.06

-13.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.12 ₹10.56

$0.11 ₹9.48

9.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.19 ₹107

$1.49 ₹133

-20.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 ₹266

$2.18 ₹196

36.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.67 ₹60

$0.73 ₹65.4

-8.22%

White Bread (500g)

$0.42 ₹37.81

$0.42 ₹37.75

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.65 ₹58

$0.68 ₹60.7

-4.41%

Eggs

$1.02 ₹91.5

$1.04 ₹93

-1.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.58 ₹500

$4.41 ₹395

26.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.86 ₹256

$2.84 ₹254

0.70%

Apples (1kg)

$0.95 ₹84.8

$1.53 ₹137

-37.91%

Banana (1kg)

$0.81 ₹72.5

$0.56 ₹49.98

44.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.6 ₹53.6

$1 ₹89.9

-40.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.62 ₹55.2

$0.57 ₹51.2

8.77%

Potato (1kg)

$0.36 ₹32.3

$0.26 ₹23.5

38.46%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ₹41.1

$0.46 ₹41

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.11 ₹9.99

$0.68 ₹61.3

-83.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.14 ₹12.97

$0.32 ₹28.32

-56.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.23 ₹200

$3.85 ₹345

-42.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.09 ₹904

$6.25 ₹560

61.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.27 ₹114

$1.76 ₹158

-27.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 ₹192

$3.29 ₹295

-34.95%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$7.3 ₹654

$5.59 ₹501

30.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 ₹14.51

$0.39 ₹35.36

-58.97%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.54 ₹765

$6.82 ₹611

25.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.59 ₹53

$0.6 ₹54

-1.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.32 ₹29.04

$0.28 ₹24.83

14.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 ₹185

$1.14 ₹102

81.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ₹110

$1.18 ₹105

3.39%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$15.5K ₹1.4M

$11.5K ₹1M

34.81%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.4K ₹2M

$16.4K ₹1.5M

36.34%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$42.23 ₹3,783

$51.4 ₹4,603

-17.82%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$2.1 ₹188

$3.09 ₹276

-32.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.11 ₹637

$5.55 ₹498

28.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.85 ₹1,419

$14.39 ₹1,289

10.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.08 ₹634

$6.87 ₹615

3.06%

Cinema Ticket

$4.03 ₹361

$2.87 ₹257

40.42%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$44.25 ₹3,963

$35.8 ₹3,207

23.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,572 ₹140.8K

$1,563 ₹140K

0.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.4 ₹1,559

$22.82 ₹2,044

-23.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.71 ₹2,751

$30.95 ₹2,773

-0.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$50.4 ₹4,515

$38.8 ₹3,476

29.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$11.65 ₹1,044

$18.65 ₹1,670

-37.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$130 ₹11.6K

$114 ₹10.2K

13.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$87.5 ₹7,837

$62.8 ₹5,629

39.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$273 ₹24.4K

$234 ₹20.9K

16.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 ₹15.9K

$144 ₹12.9K

23.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,164 ₹104.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$562 ₹50.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$381 ₹34.1K

$346 ₹31K

10.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.18

8.49

8.13%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Howrah: December 2, 2025

Last update for Kanpur: December 2, 2025

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Coimbatore

🇮🇳 India

Rajkot

🇮🇳 India

Kanpur

🇮🇳 India

Bhopal

🇮🇳 India

Thiruvananthapuram

🇮🇳 India

Peshawar

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Guwahati

🇮🇳 India

Kozhikode

🇮🇳 India