Foshan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$899
🏠 One person rent
$222
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 61% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7909th and 9044th ($589 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 50th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 2948th and 5552nd 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
$3.18
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$1863

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$758
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$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

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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