Chennai vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$142
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
54
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
6.6M
791K

The cost of living in Chennai is 60% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8947th and 5436th ($409 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 299th in India and Japan, respectively. Check India vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 5131st and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Niigata

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Chennai Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$17418

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$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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009