Dongguan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$899
🏠 One person rent
$263
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
75
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.5M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 81% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7341st and 9044th ($662 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 50th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 3389th and 5552nd 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
$2.78
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297