Chennai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$161
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
84
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
10.3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 56% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5356th ($434 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3676th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$13893

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$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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721