Chennai vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$159	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	78	80
😀 Quality of life	66	41
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.64M

The cost of living in Chennai is 25% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8907th and 8030th ($433 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 17th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 4094th and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs South Tangerang

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	Chennai	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$8626

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549