Kolkata vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1003
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$132
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
60
80
🏙️ Population
4.5M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 58% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8958th and 5744th ($399 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5392nd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.6
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$342
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.77
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.78%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1115
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$539
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.49
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.81
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.8
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1360
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584