Chennai vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$161	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$376
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	78	80
😀 Quality of life	68	47
🏙️ Population	10.3M	1.64M

The cost of living in Chennai is 20% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8159th ($434 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 20th 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 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 3676th and 6481st 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	$2.09	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8139

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511