Kolkata vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$364
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$892
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$124
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$211
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$1619
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
63
89
🏙️ Population
4.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 71% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 9043rd and 4661st ($364 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5562nd and 266th 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
$2.21
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.13
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.77
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.02
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.6
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.8
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1886
$18442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602