Chennai vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$151
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
66
72
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.85M

The cost of living in Chennai is 53% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6264th ($430 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 8th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5162nd and 2963rd 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
$2.2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$5587

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$322
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$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697