Kolkata vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$364
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$892
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$124
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$211
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
63
44
🏙️ Population
4.5M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 40% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9043rd and 7914th ($364 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 5562nd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Shangqiu

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Kolkata Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.13
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.77
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.02
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.6
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.8
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1886
$16802

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518