Chennai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$151
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
79
5
😀 Quality of life
66
45
🏙️ Population
6.6M
115K

The cost of living in Chennai is 4% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8957th ($430 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5162nd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$633

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$322
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$236
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$327
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$533
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$306
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$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
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$359
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$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
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$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
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$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285