Chennai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$151
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
85
😀 Quality of life
66
86
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.87M

The cost of living in Chennai is 55% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8922nd and 5984th ($430 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5162nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Taichung

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Chennai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665