Kolkata vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$875
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$127
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$159
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
61
90
🏙️ Population
4.5M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 71% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 9031st and 4646th ($362 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kolkata compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kolkata ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5764th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Taipei

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Kolkata Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$138
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.81%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.11
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.01
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.92
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.9
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1762
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612