Kolkata vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$364
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$892
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$124
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$211
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$1446
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
4.5M
1.85M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 60% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 9043rd and 6264th ($364 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 8th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5562nd and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Tainan

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Kolkata Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.13
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.77
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.02
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.8
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1886
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697