Chennai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$159
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
85
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 57% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8898th and 5518th ($437 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5272nd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$19915

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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650