Kolkata vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$364
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$892
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$124
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$211
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
63
75
🏙️ Population
4.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 68% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9043rd and 4971st ($364 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5562nd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Shanghai

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Kolkata Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.13
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.77
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.02
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.8
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1886
$27781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765