Foshan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$892
🏠 One person rent
$230
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 68% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7844th and 9043rd ($611 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 45th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 3253rd and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Kolkata

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Foshan Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$1886

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$782
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$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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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