Hong Kong vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
7.41M
4.5M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 574% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 379th and 8957th ($2753 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 205th and 5494th 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
$8.31
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$1751

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

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