Kaohsiung vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$339
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
75
😀 Quality of life
84
60
🏙️ Population
2.73M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 133% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5786th and 8958th ($932 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 37th in Taiwan and India, respectively. Check Taiwan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 320th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kolkata

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Kaohsiung Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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