Kaohsiung vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$892
🏠 One person rent
$382
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
87
63
🏙️ Population
2.72M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 174% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5666th and 9043rd ($999 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 45th 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 11th in India, while ranked 364th and 5562nd 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
$3.78
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300