Kaohsiung vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$342
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
75
😀 Quality of life
83
58
🏙️ Population
2.73M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 128% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6046th and 8957th ($932 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 26th in Taiwan and India, respectively. Check Taiwan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 389th and 5494th 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
$3.76
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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