Prices

I;m going to occaisionally post prices of things I've discovered(or others have informed me) in Calcutta for future reference and for those who want to travel here.

Water... 1 ltr 10-14rp
Water... 2 ltr 15-20rp
Saree... cotton basic 150rp
saree... cotton hand printed 300rp
saree... cotton very nice 900rp
saree... silk 1000-2000rp
dinner (1 dish + bread + drink) 23-100+ rp (most around 45-60rp)
bus fare... 4-6rp
metro (subway) 4-6rp
Taxi 20-300 (IN CALCUTTA USE THE METER and hope you don't get taken for a ride, the meter reading times 2 is the approximate cost, but they also have a conversion card in each taxi).
housing dorm 70-80rp
housing double room 100-300rp/night
housing airconditioned (60-200 US dollars)
Shirt male... 35-160rp
Shoes... circa 200rp(not sure on this one... probably very high)
have your laundry done by someone else... 10 rp a piece (this is from a friend who says it's probably high...)
Laundry soap... not name brand. 20 rp for 1 Kilo
Laundry soap... Name brand 50-90 rp for .5 Kilo
Ice cream (bar on a stick) 5-10 rp (they're about half the size of US ones)
Ice cream Cup 20-30 rp
Ice cream popice 1 rp (I think)
Ice cream cone 15-25 rp
Soda 12-15rp (at a restaurant)
Soda plastic bottle 20 rp (at a store, I'm not sure on this one, it might be more)
Mango Lassi (or any flavour) 15-20 rp
Internet 1 hour 15-20 rp (there are 10 rp places, but rumor is they're really slow).
Phone US 3-7 rp/min
Tuk Tuk 30-50rp (only rode twice in agra)??
Taj Mahal 750 for foreigners
Botanical Gardens (in howra across the river from Calcutta) 50 for Foreigners (5 for natives)
Most temples Free