Chennai vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$152
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$2537
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
66
81
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.54M

The cost of living in Chennai is 66% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8897th and 4340th ($430 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 26th 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 months in Kawasaki. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 4021st and 497th 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
$1.83
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$15204

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$315
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116