Hangzhou vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$875
🏠 One person rent
$438
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
84
73
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
11.9M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 148% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6257th and 9031st ($899 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 40th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 3005th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Kolkata

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Hangzhou Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289