Chennai vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$159
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
80
😀 Quality of life
65
85
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.73M

The cost of living in Chennai is 56% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8898th and 5567th ($437 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5272nd and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kaohsiung

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Chennai Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$12260

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600