Kolkata vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$135
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1661
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
4.5M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 61% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8957th and 5212th ($408 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5494th and 279th 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
$3.83
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$13786

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605