Chennai vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$152	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	78	7
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	6.6M	77.6K

The cost of living in Chennai is 54% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8897th and 5827th ($430 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 4021st and 6063rd 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	$1.83	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$13013

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Cities near Chennai

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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810