Hefei vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$269
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
75
😀 Quality of life
67
60
🏙️ Population
9.37M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hefei is 77% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6756th and 8958th ($707 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 37th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 3921st and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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