Chennai vs Depok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Depok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1165
🏠 One person rent	$159	$109
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$220
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	80
😀 Quality of life	66	60
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.33M

The cost of living in Chennai is 3% more expensive than in Depok. Cities ranked 8907th and 8938th ($433 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 78th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Depok. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Depok ranked 3rd in Indonesia, while ranked 4094th and 5239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Depok

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	Chennai	Depok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$1.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$3.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$69.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$44.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$8.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$9047

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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

Cities near Depok

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
20 km or 12 mi	Jakarta	$757
23 km or 14 mi	Bogor	$553
27 km or 16 mi	Bekasi	$541
32 km or 20 mi	Tangerang	$605
60 km or 37 mi	Sukabumi	$596
80 km or 50 mi	Serang	$524
96 km or 59 mi	Cimahi	$530
100 km or 62 mi	Cilegon	$522
103 km or 64 mi	Bandung	$571
184 km or 115 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Cirebon	$551
203 km or 126 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
218 km or 135 mi	Banjar	$517
220 km or 137 mi	Metro	$438
261 km or 162 mi	Tegal	$512
283 km or 176 mi	Cilacap	$508
320 km or 199 mi	Pekalongan	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Salatiga	$447
421 km or 262 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$441
443 km or 275 mi	Palembang	$420
460 km or 286 mi	Surakarta	$434
475 km or 295 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
537 km or 333 mi	Madiun	$507
558 km or 347 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
582 km or 362 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Kediri	$487
617 km or 384 mi	Blitar	$470
631 km or 392 mi	Mojokerto	$512
642 km or 399 mi	Jambi	$499
650 km or 404 mi	Batu	$427
660 km or 410 mi	Surabaya	$558
663 km or 412 mi	Malang	$388
686 km or 426 mi	Pasuruan	$495
721 km or 448 mi	Probolinggo	$518
762 km or 473 mi	Pontianak	$458
846 km or 526 mi	Singkawang	$459
855 km or 531 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549