Chennai vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chennai | Tainan | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Chennai is 47% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8897th and 6380th ($430 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4021st and 498th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 111 km or 69 mi |  Tirupati | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Vellore | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Chittoor | |
| 138 km or 85 mi | Pondicherry | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Nellore | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Cuddalore | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Madanapalle | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Kadapa | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Proddatur | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Ongole | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Salem | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Thanjavur | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Bangalore | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Chirala | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Tiruchirappalli | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Hindupur | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Nandyal | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Anantapur | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Erode | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Tumkur | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Tenali | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Machilipatnam | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Guntur | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Tiruppur | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Vijayawada | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Kurnool | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dindigul | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Mysore | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Eluru | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Madurai | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Coimbatore | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Adoni | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Nalgonda | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Rajahmundry | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Khammam | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Mahbubnagar | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Kakinada | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Hospet | |
| 494 km or 307 mi | Davanagere | |
| 509 km or 317 mi | Malappuram |
Cities near Tainan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km or 26 mi |  Kaohsiung | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Chiayi | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Douliu | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Taitung | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Nantou | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Changhua | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Taichung | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Miaoli | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Zhubei | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Kinmen | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Yilan | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | New Taipei | |
| 261 km or 162 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Taipei | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Xiamen | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Keelung | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Putian | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Shantou | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Jieyang | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Longyan | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Puning | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Ningde | |
| 431 km or 268 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Meizhou | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Sanming | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Nanping | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Shanwei | |
| 535 km or 333 mi | Rui'an | |
| 556 km or 346 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Heyuan | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 590 km or 367 mi | Huizhou | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Lishui |