Kolkata vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$899
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$121
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$354
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
77
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
4.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 27% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 9044th and 8651st ($366 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 491st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kolkata compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Kolkata ranked 8th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5552nd and 4484th 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
$2.26
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.8
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$140
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.67%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$550
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.52
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.4
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.89
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.95
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.89
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.9
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.7
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1863
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563