Chennai vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$159
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$2645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
66
82
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.54M

The cost of living in Chennai is 64% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8907th and 4637th ($433 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 52nd in India and Japan, respectively. Check India vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 4094th and 452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kawasaki

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Chennai Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.59
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.83
🥤 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
$187
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$13952

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$329
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$243
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$308
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$352
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102