Historical Prices in Kolkata

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 236.79 1248.00 379.09
2022 204.22 1085.73 286.76
2021 191.95 1224.33 348.39
2020 221.72 1020.31 290.71
2019 251.25 890.38 281.00
2018 216.15 1040.00 350.73
2017 185.38 1041.38 294.40
2016 212.00 916.07 273.30
2015 144.82 712.00 225.60
2014 139.77 593.48 232.79
2013 129.80 572.41 223.18
2012 101.43 500.67 187.22
2011 103.75 480.00 184.55
2010 140.00 725.00 252.25
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 160.00 280.48 31.54 14.77 136.59
2022 203.89 309.64 29.62 12.96 138.50
2021 179.29 280.60 31.41 14.76 127.67
2020 157.94 279.17 32.90 12.93 136.09
2019 145.95 294.50 28.35 12.12 114.71
2018 126.54 210.00 27.22 13.00 103.33
2017 111.90 200.00 24.66 12.10 94.24
2016 87.88 145.24 21.97 11.42 96.72
2015 97.40 129.57 22.27 13.75 89.91
2014 79.74 134.35 19.17 11.95 82.89
2013 86.59 135.79 17.72 13.07 84.09
2012 68.46 138.50 16.79 11.67 66.33
2011 52.67 96.50 14.91 11.92 73.33
2010 85.00 120.00 13.00 13.00 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 55.74 34.05 76.55 28.18 152.22 200.00
2022 51.42 29.89 75.21 27.32 147.02 252.50
2021 48.40 26.00 73.52 27.32 135.69 222.60
2020 47.51 26.17 65.42 27.51 147.74 219.52
2019 40.57 23.87 63.00 27.29 132.86 268.33
2018 41.45 21.48 62.62 29.21 119.31 206.25
2017 40.68 19.00 61.61 28.06 91.70 181.67
2016 39.65 20.87 62.19 25.75 84.00 145.00
2015 37.38 18.94 57.62 23.08 87.22 108.33
2014 38.05 19.68 56.88 25.40 85.42 122.22
2013 33.09 18.65 53.75 22.76 77.08 110.90
2012 29.75 16.56 45.44 21.92 70.00 136.67
2011 27.67 13.69 44.40 19.44 59.83 95.00
2010 26.00 30.67 43.33 27.50 85.00 176.67
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 171.28 116.90 22.78 43.21 57.40 54.88 56.79 32.67
2022 159.02 97.56 29.30 31.90 55.94 51.09 51.54 36.56
2021 168.33 97.90 20.36 31.15 48.78 39.33 53.00 39.19
2020 140.51 91.44 28.45 27.64 50.56 47.77 53.67 38.93
2019 150.00 101.43 21.08 21.67 47.12 39.00 49.09 29.62
2018 118.89 82.69 19.42 30.50 48.60 32.50 47.57 34.94
2017 125.26 68.89 16.26 30.83 44.95 45.53 56.62 28.42
2016 124.71 90.56 21.44 26.25 45.24 41.15 51.50 31.90
2015 132.50 67.60 15.58 20.00 42.00 41.82 44.92 40.81
2014 128.53 88.08 19.33 20.67 38.60 33.12 - -
2013 127.06 89.29 16.32 27.78 38.14 38.83 - -
2012 130.00 84.38 15.08 24.00 31.67 36.67 - -
2011 92.25 93.33 15.36 35.00 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 473.72 868.42 327.86 235.64 523.16
2022 403.94 805.58 319.31 247.60 486.09
2021 431.84 731.72 344.66 227.55 556.86
2020 391.22 702.69 340.68 226.75 627.34
2019 392.86 640.00 287.50 205.36 390.00
2018 336.45 659.09 300.00 189.41 314.44
2017 291.00 654.17 213.53 188.70 385.56
2016 336.25 501.25 173.75 199.25 413.89
2015 291.50 743.75 158.00 176.47 400.00
2014 240.56 500.00 132.08 179.22 -
2013 229.57 522.22 137.50 172.50 -
2012 235.00 440.00 121.25 173.33 -
2011 230.83 308.00 104.38 203.75 -
2010 200.00 416.67 140.00 162.50 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 12250.00 6552.63 27368.42 16263.16
2022 12224.21 7333.33 34615.38 20655.17
2021 11194.44 6847.22 28428.57 16485.71
2020 12403.85 7138.30 32490.38 16708.33
2019 11171.64 6530.77 26537.88 14895.52
2018 10636.86 6258.05 25988.64 14458.81
2017 14714.29 7589.74 32947.37 18250.00
2016 12192.78 6941.43 28894.74 15750.00
2015 10464.29 6360.00 27916.67 14673.08
2014 12210.53 6615.38 31000.00 16500.00
2013 9933.33 5375.00 26687.50 13066.67
2012 7318.18 3625.00 20909.09 11454.55
2011 8000.00 3666.67 21166.67 11833.33
2010 10666.67 6666.67 38333.33 22000.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 108383.49 50935.24
2022 85080.60 46101.48
2021 88925.41 47335.00
2020 86164.69 38774.87
2019 84705.87 43259.01
2018 80849.71 40813.41
2017 89151.84 42868.79
2016 84495.86 39795.03
2015 84887.30 44270.91
2014 87008.28 33703.76
2013 83175.67 35879.70
2012 66041.73 26640.30
2011 92055.64 32576.42
2010 69965.42 22694.49

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 36572.00
2022 43771.43
2021 31328.12
2020 29761.90
2019 26716.67
2018 28156.61
2017 27797.37
2016 27891.86
2015 30517.24
2014 28133.33
2013 26334.06
2012 19875.00
2011 22500.00
2010 12250.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 15.71 105.41
2022 17.00 107.73
2021 13.67 99.15
2020 12.59 78.41
2019 10.69 75.85
2018 11.17 78.52
2017 12.22 71.23
2016 10.82 67.76
2015 10.51 69.82
2014 9.69 78.46
2013 9.50 73.08
2012 8.33 73.88
2011 11.78 66.56
2010 16.00 55.67
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 253.46
2022 270.83
2021 367.00
2020 323.50
2019 273.69
2018 307.39
2017 391.67
2016 268.55
2015 256.25
2014 318.75
2013 255.00
2012 344.00
2011 471.67
2010 466.67

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 9.15
2022 7.97
2021 8.74
2020 8.61
2019 9.36
2018 9.44
2017 9.67
2016 10.19
2015 10.50
2014 12.04
2013 9.89
2012 10.88
2011 12.30
2010 12.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 2307.13 580.09 273.00
2022 2812.34 606.28 -
2021 2657.85 633.50 -
2020 2556.58 697.58 -
2019 2499.69 628.33 -
2018 3041.08 694.22 -
2017 2584.65 924.25 -
2016 2355.22 1468.37 -
2015 2926.46 1196.00 -
2014 2168.10 1338.46 -
2013 2200.64 1376.92 -
2012 2009.85 962.38 -
2011 1500.00 1012.50 -
2010 1583.33 1299.67 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 1524.96 842.86 284.81
2022 1508.60 544.62 273.82
2021 1325.00 700.00 305.15
2020 1407.09 821.43 280.74
2019 1295.82 596.00 262.63
2018 1317.53 778.00 253.88
2017 1292.19 619.31 240.44
2016 1410.10 620.83 252.08
2015 1339.05 537.50 222.93
2014 1175.00 933.33 242.14
2013 1145.00 550.00 196.43
2012 1300.00 400.00 191.67
2011 833.33 125.00 174.29
2010 858.33 366.67 215.00

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 2013.79 1816.67 2952.38 2357.84
2022 2356.25 2204.17 3993.07 2751.69
2021 2259.16 2194.23 3884.34 2973.53
2020 2580.93 2361.90 3728.07 2735.71
2019 2416.06 2417.87 3438.34 2486.63
2018 2413.95 2295.06 3425.20 2493.14
2017 2583.29 2457.41 3467.11 2290.26
2016 2447.67 2527.59 3322.37 2608.82
2015 2373.30 2168.37 3519.61 2630.73
2014 2400.00 2080.00 2924.17 2379.90
2013 2142.86 1361.11 3013.33 2464.29
2012 2416.67 1850.00 2937.50 1762.50
2011 1960.00 1480.00 2516.67 1820.00
2010 2200.00 3500.00 3000.00 1799.00
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