Chennai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$152
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.33M

The cost of living in Chennai is 51% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8897th and 6171st ($430 vs $875) 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4021st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$18619

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304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
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$375
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$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
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$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
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$280
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$300
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$354
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$349
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$316
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
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$272
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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
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$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
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$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443