Kaohsiung vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$875
🏠 One person rent
$353
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
88
61
🏙️ Population
2.71M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 168% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5770th and 9031st ($971 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th in Taiwan and India, respectively. Check Taiwan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 281st and 5764th 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
$4.32
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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