Kaohsiung vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$361
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
75
😀 Quality of life
83
58
🏙️ Population
2.73M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 136% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5750th and 8948th ($956 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 417th and 5509th 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
$3.82
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$1469

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308