Foshan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$185
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
70
58
🏙️ Population
9.5M
4.5M

The cost of living in Foshan is 47% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7753rd and 8957th ($602 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 26th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 2359th and 5494th 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
$3.6
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$1751

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$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311