Cost of Living in Kolkata

I can't say about others cost of living.
I am sharing mine.
I earn around 20,000 INR or 250 USD per month and after all expense without rent i save only around 10000 INR or 125 USD.
My house is a 3 story building.
Both ground floor and 2nd floor is on rent.
Rent is around 8000 INR or 100 USD per month per floor with in house electricity,24 hour water supply.

Now calculate on your own.
I live near DAKSHINESWAR, KOLKATA.
Different area has different rent but only that takes away large sum of salary.
Those who think living in kolkata or near kolkata is cheap are not counting the rent cause they are living in their parents house or something like that but they are forgotting that living in that also has cost - MAINTAINANCE COST.
In next 30 year the cost will rise more than 5 percent every year on every indian cities because of that stupid INFLATION.

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.