Chennai vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$152
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1425
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
69
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
6.6M
720K

The cost of living in Chennai is 54% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 8897th and 5814th ($430 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 703rd 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 Okayama. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 4021st and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Okayama

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Chennai Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$16248

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545