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Kolkata

Best for: Bengali-culture nomads who want India's literary capital at the price floor.

Mid-tier monthly cost

Full breakdown

$845/mo

  • Rent$350
  • Groceries$150
  • Dining out$150
  • Transport$25
  • Utilities$70
  • Coworking$100

Climate at a glance

Year heatmap

Tropical wet/dry (monsoon)

Best months

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  • N
  • D

Annual range: 19°–31°C

FIRE math at this cost

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Annual spend

$10,140

FIRE target (4% SWR)

$253,500

Coast-FIRE @ 7%/30yr

$33,302

Editorial estimates using the standard 4% Trinity-study rule. Run the FIRE calculator for sequence-of-returns risk, custom withdrawal rates, and country-specific tax assumptions.

Visa for nomads

Medium nomad-friendly

Pathway

Extendable tourist

Program

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Typical max stay

6 months

e-Tourist visa (180 days max) or X-1/X-2 longer routes; no formal DNV.

Visa concierges

Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.

Field notes

Among the cheapest megacities globally. Park Street, Ballygunge, and New Town are the foreigner-friendly pockets; the city is dense and walking-friendly in a way Delhi isn't. India's e-Tourist visa (180 days) applies. The summer (April–June) is genuinely brutal — 40°C+ with high humidity — and the pre-monsoon and monsoon (June–September) are uncomfortable. December–February is the only easy nomad window.

Three brutal seasons and one comfortable one. Pre-monsoon (April–May) is the hottest stretch (30°C+ with rising humidity and Kalbaisakhi thunderstorms). Monsoon (June–September) is intense (13+ mm/day). Post-monsoon and winter (November–February) are the only nomad-comfortable window — 20–28°C with low humidity.

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