Chennai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$151
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.35M

The cost of living in Chennai is 54% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6085th ($430 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5162nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Taoyuan

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Chennai Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464