Chennai vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$151
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
80
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.72M

The cost of living in Chennai is 57% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8922nd and 5666th ($430 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5162nd and 364th 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
$2.2
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610