Dongguan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$257
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
75
😀 Quality of life
69
58
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.5M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 66% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7055th and 8957th ($678 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 26th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 3115th and 5494th 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
$2.12
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$1751

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311