Chennai vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$161
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
81
😀 Quality of life
68
84
🏙️ Population
10.3M
2.73M

The cost of living in Chennai is 53% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5786th ($434 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 5th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3676th and 320th 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
$2.09
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655