Chennai vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$142
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.43M

The cost of living in Chennai is 67% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8947th and 4646th ($409 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5131st and 178th 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
$2.12
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612