moving from chennai to kolkata

aravindkool

Hi guys ,

Im moving to Kolkata on 9 th of august . Ill work near salt lake city . im a typical chennai guy , who likes to have a bit of fun now and then . Till now i havent sorted out anything . i need your help finding a good area to live , details about cost of living , any cultural taboos and the language problems i might face .

your help will be really appreciated

Bhaswaran

Hi Aravind....

Welcome to Kolkata. There are Paying Guest accomodations available in Kolkata and also in Salt Lake. Salt Lake is a bit little costly compared to other areas of KOlkata...first come and settle down ...then you can find out other low cost places.

For language problem, English is understood well almost everywhere....if you know a little bit Hindi...will also be good.....afterwards, learn Bengali..ha ha

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aravindkool

Thanks . My friend suggested me to live in south Kolkata . Is it too far from salt lake ?? and how much does a meal cost in a normal restaurant and what does the meal contain ??

arunganpath

Meals contain only fish..

Aravind, you are not going to a far off country where you dont know what you would get - btw, if my geography is right, Bengalis are also rice eaters like tamilians.. So, there is nothing to worry. Otherwise, can't you live on roti and sabzi.. Think of people who go to Africa to work - imagine what they would get...