Kolkata vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$135
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
4.5M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 65% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8957th and 4715th ($408 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5494th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605