Kolkata vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$364
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$892
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$124
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$211
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
68
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
4.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 29% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 9043rd and 8643rd ($364 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 498th 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 11th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5562nd and 4641st 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
$2.21
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.13
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.77
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.37
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.02
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.8
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1886
$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556