Kolkata vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$135
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
78
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
4.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 22% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8957th and 8506th ($408 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5494th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kolkata vs Zhengzhou

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Kolkata Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619