Bangkok vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$425
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
89
78
😀 Quality of life
74
66
🏙️ Population
5.68M
6.6M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 130% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5738th and 8907th ($994 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 1355th and 4094th 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
$4.03
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$1425

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Chennai

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