Chennai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$159
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
65
84
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.33M

The cost of living in Chennai is 54% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8898th and 5995th ($437 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5272nd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$14970

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$327
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$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451