Chennai vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$152
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
80
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.73M

The cost of living in Chennai is 55% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8897th and 5750th ($430 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4021st and 417th 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
$1.83
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$10905

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601