Kolkata vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$899
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$121
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$1378
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
4.5M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 68% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 9044th and 4867th ($366 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 2nd in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kolkata ranked 8th best city to live in India vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5552nd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.8
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.67%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$550
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.52
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.95
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.89
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.7
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1863
$17207

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$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589