Chennai vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$142
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.33M

The cost of living in Chennai is 61% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8947th and 5168th ($409 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 5131st and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Saitama

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Chennai Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096