Chennai vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$159
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
78
74
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.87M

The cost of living in Chennai is 49% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8907th and 6292nd ($433 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 9th 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 Tainan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4094th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$18526

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$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719