Chennai vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$161
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
78
95
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
10.3M
1.46M

The cost of living in Chennai is 58% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5138th ($434 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 3676th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$8938

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$337
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006