Kolkata vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$899
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$121
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$1051
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
63
84
🏙️ Population
4.5M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 61% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 9044th and 5995th ($366 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th 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 months in Kolkata compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Kolkata ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5552nd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Taoyuan

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Kolkata Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.26
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.8
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.67%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$550
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.52
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.95
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.89
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.7
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1863
$14970

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451