Foshan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$875
🏠 One person rent
$234
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 73% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7755th and 9031st ($627 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 40th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 2991st and 5764th 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
$3.7
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$1762

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$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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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