Kolkata vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$899
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$121
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$1127
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
4.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 53% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 9044th and 6778th ($366 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Kolkata ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5552nd and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Suzhou

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Kolkata Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.8
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.67%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$550
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.52
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.95
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.89
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.9
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.7
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1863
$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610