Kolkata vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$408
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1026
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$135
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$257
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.7
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
90
😀 Quality of life
58
71
🏙️ Population
4.5M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 42% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8957th and 6862nd ($408 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 81st 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 Tianjin. Kolkata ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5494th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.4
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$184
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.67
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.95%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.94
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.8
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$16590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618