Dongguan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$892
🏠 One person rent
$259
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.5M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 83% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7469th and 9043rd ($666 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 45th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 3662nd and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kolkata

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Dongguan Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300