Bandung vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$224
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$868
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
79
78
😀 Quality of life
39
66
🏙️ Population
2.88M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bandung is 32% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8087th and 8907th ($571 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 20th 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 2nd in India, while ranked 7032nd and 4094th 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
$1.76
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$1425

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$530
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$596
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$553
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$541
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$419
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$551
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$757
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$517
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$577
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$605
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$512
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$508
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$524
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$522
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$506
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$550
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$453
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$438
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$447
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$434
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$507
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$487
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$470
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$441
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$420
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$512
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$427
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$388
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$558
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$485
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$495
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$518
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$530
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$499
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$458
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1121
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287