Kolkata vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$875
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$127
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$159
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
61
76
🏙️ Population
4.5M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 68% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9031st and 4880th ($362 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 5th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kolkata compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Kolkata ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5764th and 1178th 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
$2.1
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$138
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.81%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.11
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.01
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.92
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.9
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1762
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789