Guangzhou vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$333
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
75
😀 Quality of life
75
58
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.5M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 87% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8957th ($763 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 26th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 1036th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$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
$457
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$1751

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Kolkata

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