Kolkata vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$135
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1044
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
4.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 60% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8957th and 5553rd ($408 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5494th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645