Guangzhou vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$892
🏠 One person rent
$354
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.5M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 115% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6835th and 9043rd ($782 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 45th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 2285th and 5562nd 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
$2.86
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$1886

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300