Chennai vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$142
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
6.6M
4.04M

The cost of living in Chennai is 64% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8947th and 4931st ($409 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5131st and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs New Taipei

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Chennai New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$21429

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612