Kolkata vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kolkata Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$949
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$127
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$471
$1140
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
62
70
🏙️ Population
4.5M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kolkata is 53% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 9002nd and 6524th ($387 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 18th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kolkata compared to 1.4 months in Suzhou. Kolkata ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Suzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5303rd and 3564th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kolkata Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.6
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.27
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.93%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1231
$5903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$556
$2839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.91
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.38
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.82
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$64.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.91
$76.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.1
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.9
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1606
$16851

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$341
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$352
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$343
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$335
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$335
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$329
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$338
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$350
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$341
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$345
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$335
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$332
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$331
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$340
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$363
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$329
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$328
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$330
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$300
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$318
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$286
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$295
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$286
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$292
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$297
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$298
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$308
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$305
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$306
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$273
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$309
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$377
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$318
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$312

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$707
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$642
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$682
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$671
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$637
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$693
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$603
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$616
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$624
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1000
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$650
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$623
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$704
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$632
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$822
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$594
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$598
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$635
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$738
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$646
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$526
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$619
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$598
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$646
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$662
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$673
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$752
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$664
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$618
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$611