Bandung vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bandung	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$512	$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1251	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$208	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$65	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	79	78
😀 Quality of life	43	68
🏙️ Population	2.88M	10.3M

The cost of living in Bandung is 18% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8422nd and 8842nd ($512 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 19th 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 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 6788th and 3676th 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	$2.14	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.1	$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.1	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$220	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.5%	9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.43	$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.53	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.51	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10407	$1681

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$480
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$552
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$495
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$718
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$426
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$545
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$573
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$478
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$512
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$493
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$479
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$570
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$422
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$383
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$440
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$439
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$427
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$450
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$457
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$459
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$403
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$383
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$522
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$454
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$469
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$521
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$479
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$444
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$873
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$546

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325