Kolkata vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1003
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$132
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
74
😀 Quality of life
60
82
🏙️ Population
4.5M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 56% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8958th and 5887th ($399 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 7th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kolkata compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5392nd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.6
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$342
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.77
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.78%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1115
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$539
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.49
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.81
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.8
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1360
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741