Chennai vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$142	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$334
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	79	83
😀 Quality of life	65	52
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.64M

The cost of living in Chennai is 21% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8947th and 8595th ($409 vs $516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 13th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs South Tangerang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 5131st and 6514th 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	$2.12	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$1470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$7220

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$552
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$627
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$376
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$515
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$466
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$472
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$469
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$468
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$502
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$424
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$494
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$458
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$457
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$446
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$452
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$490
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$400
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$381
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$419
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$438
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$428
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$417
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$416
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$402
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$386
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$520
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$358
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$437
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$450
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$419
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$422
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477