Chennai vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$159
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$2036
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
78
95
😀 Quality of life
66
91
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.46M

The cost of living in Chennai is 64% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8907th and 4577th ($433 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4094th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kyoto

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Chennai Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.52
☕ 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
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$7456

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$329
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$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$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
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073