Kaohsiung vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$899
🏠 One person rent
$370
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
75
😀 Quality of life
85
63
🏙️ Population
2.73M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 174% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5567th and 9044th ($1002 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 50th in Taiwan and India, respectively. Check Taiwan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 461st and 5552nd 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
$3.91
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$1863

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297