Hefei vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$277
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
75
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
9.37M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hefei is 78% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6780th and 8957th ($727 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 26th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 4171st and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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