Kolkata vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$899
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$121
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
63
65
🏙️ Population
4.5M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 27% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 9044th and 8645th ($366 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Kolkata ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 5552nd and 5294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Shijiazhuang

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Kolkata Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.8
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.67%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$550
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.52
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.95
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.89
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.9
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.7
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1863
$4870

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707