Guangzhou vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$899
🏠 One person rent
$322
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
75
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.5M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 107% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6838th and 9044th ($758 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 2100th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kolkata

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Guangzhou Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$1863

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Kolkata

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