Hong Kong vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
80
61
🏙️ Population
7.41M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 636% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 640th and 9031st ($2663 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 676th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kolkata

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Hong Kong Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.74
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$1762

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

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