Climate
Bengaluru logs 9 outdoor-dinner months a year to Kolkata's 3 — Bengaluru wins by 6. Bengaluru also leads on hot days by 143.
Bengaluru
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Kolkata
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Bengaluru averages $843/mo for balanced living; Kolkata has no cost baseline yet.
Bengaluru
$843monthly · balanced
Mobility
Bengaluru scores 1.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Kolkata has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Bengaluru's culture score of 3.4 sits well above Kolkata's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Bengaluru scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Kolkata has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Bengaluru scores 0.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Kolkata has no safety baseline.
Career
Bengaluru scores 3.9 on career (0–5 scale); Kolkata has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Bengaluru scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Kolkata has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Bengaluru scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Kolkata has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Bengaluru scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Kolkata has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Bengaluru scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Kolkata has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Bengaluru averages 38.1 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Kolkata's 53.1 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Bengaluru breathes ~28% cleaner air (15.1 µg/m³ lower).
Bengaluru
Kolkata
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Bengaluru (15.2M) and Kolkata (23.3M) are 1.5x in population — Kolkata is the larger metro, Bengaluru the smaller; on land area Kolkata spans roughly 2.5x more ground.
Kolkata is roughly 1.9x the scale of Bengaluru
Combined population & area comparison
KolkataBengaluruCity Scale Rankings
Kolkata23.3M1.5xBengaluru15.2M1xKolkata2,482 km²2.5xBengaluru1,008 km²1xBengaluru
Kolkata
Who Thrives Here
Bengaluru favours the big city energy, while Kolkata suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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