Kolkata vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1003
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$132
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
$643
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
60
41
🏙️ Population
4.5M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 46% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8958th and 6604th ($399 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 53rd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kolkata compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 5392nd and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.6
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$342
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.77
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.78%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1115
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$539
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.49
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.81
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.8
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1360
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543