Chennai vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$151
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
6.6M
4.05M

The cost of living in Chennai is 61% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8922nd and 5023rd ($430 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5162nd and 252nd 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
$2.2
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$18576

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602