Guangzhou vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$333
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
75
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.5M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 86% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6607th and 8958th ($742 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 37th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 955th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$1360

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318