Kolkata vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$899
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$121
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$1477
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
74
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
4.5M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 59% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 9044th and 6262nd ($366 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Kolkata ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 5552nd and 549th 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
$2.26
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.8
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.67%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$550
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.52
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.95
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.89
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.7
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1863
$6518

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696