Chennai vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$151
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.44M

The cost of living in Chennai is 66% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8922nd and 4661st ($430 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5162nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Taipei

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Chennai Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602