Bandung vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$545
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$218
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$848
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
81
78
😀 Quality of life
40
66
🏙️ Population
2.88M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bandung is 27% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8276th and 8897th ($545 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 17th in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6910th and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Chennai

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Bandung Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.59
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.19
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.76
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.91
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7595
$1573

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$563
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$513
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$518
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$385
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$521
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$701
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$490
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$558
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$480
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$492
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$488
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$493
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$408
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$432
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$421
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$417
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$486
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$464
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$453
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$417
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$395
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$505
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$410
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$365
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$458
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$510
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$614
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$500
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$458
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$427
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1267
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306