Chennai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$142
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
85
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.87M

The cost of living in Chennai is 57% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8947th and 5994th ($409 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 6th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5131st and 351st 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
$2.12
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684