Chennai vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$3492
🏠 One person rent
$152
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$2282
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
78
90
😀 Quality of life
66
93
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.33M

The cost of living in Chennai is 64% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 8897th and 4476th ($430 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 40th 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 1.9 months in Nagoya. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 4021st and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Nagoya

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Chennai Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$16142

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$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$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

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982