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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kanpur is 11.1% cheaper than Howrah without rent, and 4.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kanpur is 8.5% cheaper than Howrah without rent, and 0.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.06 ₹190

$1.72 ₹158

19.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.72 ₹1,079

$11.66 ₹1,074

0.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.14 ₹381

$4.33 ₹399

-4.39%

Cappuccino

$1.48 ₹136

$1.41 ₹130

4.96%

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

$0.27 ₹24.53

$0.25 ₹22.93

8.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.10 ₹9.49

$0.10 ₹9.55

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.55 ₹143

$1.21 ₹111

28.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 ₹199

$2.93 ₹270

-26.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 ₹71.6

$0.63 ₹57.6

23.81%

White Bread (500g)

$0.43 ₹39.24

$0.40 ₹36.58

7.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.72 ₹66.7

$0.63 ₹58.2

14.29%

Eggs

$1.03 ₹95.3

$0.95 ₹87.6

8.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.32 ₹398

$5.30 ₹489

-18.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.86 ₹263

$2.91 ₹268

-1.72%

Apples (1kg)

$1.53 ₹141

$1.01 ₹93.0

51.49%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 ₹51.0

$0.79 ₹73.2

-30.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.04 ₹95.5

$0.61 ₹55.7

70.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.58 ₹53.0

$0.61 ₹55.9

-4.92%

Potato (1kg)

$0.26 ₹24.16

$0.33 ₹30.71

-21.21%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 ₹39.35

$0.46 ₹42.21

-6.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.63 ₹58.1

$0.11 ₹10.38

472.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₹28.89

$0.17 ₹15.59

82.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.98 ₹366

$2.24 ₹206

77.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.25 ₹576

$10.44 ₹962

-40.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 ₹160

$1.30 ₹120

33.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 ₹305

$2.07 ₹191

59.90%

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

$5.61 ₹517

$7.39 ₹681

-24.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.39 ₹36.18

$0.17 ₹15.96

129.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.78 ₹624

$8.95 ₹824

-24.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 ₹52.1

$0.57 ₹52.5

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.30 ₹27.99

$0.32 ₹29.76

-6.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.18 ₹109

$2.06 ₹190

-42.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ₹108

$1.21 ₹111

-2.48%

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

$11.7K ₹1.1M

$15.6K ₹1.4M

-25.44%

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

$16.6K ₹1.5M

$22.6K ₹2.1M

-26.52%

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

$52.0 ₹4,787

$42.08 ₹3,876

23.50%

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

$3.16 ₹291

$2.12 ₹195

49.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$5.36 ₹494

$7.25 ₹668

-26.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.47 ₹1,333

$15.70 ₹1,446

-7.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.91 ₹636

$7.12 ₹656

-2.95%

Cinema Ticket

$2.94 ₹271

$3.99 ₹367

-26.32%

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

$36.54 ₹3,365

$43.18 ₹3,977

-15.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,572 ₹144.8K

$1,605 ₹147.9K

-2.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$23.52 ₹2,166

$17.36 ₹1,599

35.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.63 ₹2,914

$30.07 ₹2,770

5.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.77 ₹3,663

$48.71 ₹4,487

-18.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$18.28 ₹1,684

$11.58 ₹1,067

57.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$114 ₹10.5K

$128 ₹11.8K

-10.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$64.8 ₹5,967

$88.0 ₹8,103

-26.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$235 ₹21.7K

$278 ₹25.6K

-15.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$146 ₹13.4K

$178 ₹16.4K

-18.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,125 ₹103.6K

$907 ₹83.5K

24.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$547 ₹50.4K

$501 ₹46.2K

9.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$353 ₹32.6K

$368 ₹33.9K

-3.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.49

9.18

-7.52%

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

Last update for Kanpur: March 3, 2026

Last update for Howrah: March 1, 2026

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