Bangkok vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$405
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
89
78
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
5.68M
10.3M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 108% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5960th and 8842nd ($902 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 1087th and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Chennai

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Bangkok Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$1681

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

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