Chennai vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$161	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	78	7
😀 Quality of life	68	55
🏙️ Population	10.3M	77.6K

The cost of living in Chennai is 50% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6130th ($434 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3676th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Phuket

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	Chennai	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$13219

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743