Hefei vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$875
🏠 One person rent
$214
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
84
73
😀 Quality of life
71
61
🏙️ Population
9.37M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hefei is 85% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7494th and 9031st ($670 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 40th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 3146th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kolkata

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Hefei Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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