Dongguan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$875
🏠 One person rent
$265
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
71
61
🏙️ Population
10.5M
4.5M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 92% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7308th and 9031st ($694 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 3241st and 5764th 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
$2.21
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289