Kolkata vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$899
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$121
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
63
44
🏙️ Population
4.5M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 39% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9044th and 7835th ($366 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 183rd in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Kolkata ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 5552nd and 7180th 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
$2.26
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.8
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.67%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$550
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.52
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.95
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.89
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.9
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.7
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1863
$17107

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517