Kolkata vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$875
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$127
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$159
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
61
90
🏙️ Population
4.5M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 68% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 9031st and 4931st ($362 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kolkata compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kolkata ranked 10th best city to live in India vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5764th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs New Taipei

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Kolkata New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$138
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.81%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.11
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.01
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.92
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.9
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1762
$21429

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612