Kolkata vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1003
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$132
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
60
86
🏙️ Population
4.5M
2.29M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 54% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8958th and 6163rd ($399 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5392nd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.6
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$342
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.77
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.78%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1115
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$539
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.49
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.98
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.81
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.8
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1360
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716