Chennai vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$159
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
52
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
6.6M
791K

The cost of living in Chennai is 57% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8898th and 5515th ($437 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 404th in India and Japan, respectively. Check India vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 5272nd and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$14992

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Distance City Cost of living
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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001