Chennai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$152
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
84
😀 Quality of life
66
81
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 52% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8897th and 6071st ($430 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4021st and 521st 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
$1.83
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671