Chennai vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$142
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.85M

The cost of living in Chennai is 56% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8947th and 6014th ($409 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 7th 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 Tainan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5131st and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Tainan

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Chennai Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$5481

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$306
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686