Kolkata vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$875
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$127
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$159
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
4.5M
2.36M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 63% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 9031st and 5651st ($362 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kolkata ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5764th and 245th 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
$2.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.6
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$138
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.81%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.11
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.01
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.92
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$35.9
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1762
$19490

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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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473