Kolkata vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$404
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1011
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$135
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$258
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.2
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$549
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
75
37
😀 Quality of life
58
43
🏙️ Population
4.5M
6.98M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 47% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8948th and 6602nd ($404 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 34th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kolkata compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 5509th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Zhanjiang

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Kolkata Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.92
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.6
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$180
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$528
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.24
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.38
$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.93
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.94
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.4
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$41.7
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1469
$18959

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KolkataZhanjiang

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575