Chennai vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$161
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
52
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
10.3M
791K

The cost of living in Chennai is 59% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4949th ($434 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 172nd 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 3676th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$15169

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$337
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$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942