Chennai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$998
🏠 One person rent
$142
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
79
5
😀 Quality of life
65
43
🏙️ Population
6.6M
115K

The cost of living in Chennai is 0.7% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8947th and 8941st ($409 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5131st and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$600

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$294
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$320
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$348
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$339
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$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
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$275
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$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
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$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
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$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
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$437
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$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
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$424
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$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
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$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
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$293
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$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274