Kolkata vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$899
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$121
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$1459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
85
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
4.5M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 64% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 9044th and 5518th ($366 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 4th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Kolkata ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5552nd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Taichung

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Kolkata Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.8
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.67%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$550
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.52
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.95
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.89
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.7
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1863
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650