Kolkata vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$364
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$892
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$124
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$211
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
4.5M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 61% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 9043rd and 6085th ($364 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Kolkata ranked 11th best city to live in India vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5562nd and 373rd 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
$2.21
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.13
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.77
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.02
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.8
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1886
$17081

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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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464