Chennai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$159
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
78
5
😀 Quality of life
65
42
🏙️ Population
6.6M
115K

The cost of living in Chennai is 4% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8898th and 8940th ($437 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5272nd and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$653

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$327
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$235
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$327
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$535
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$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
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$427
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$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289