Kolkata vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$404
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1011
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$135
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$258
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.2
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$680
😷 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 21% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8948th and 8544th ($404 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5509th and 3982nd 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
$3.92
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.6
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$180
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1157
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$528
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.24
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.38
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.93
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.94
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$41.7
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1469
$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591