Chennai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$142
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.36M

The cost of living in Chennai is 59% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8947th and 5651st ($409 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5131st and 245th 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
$2.12
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$19490

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$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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473