Foshan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$156
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
73
60
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 44% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7900th and 8958th ($575 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 37th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 1721st and 5392nd 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
$3.49
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$1360

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318