Chennai vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$152
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
66
99
🏙️ Population
6.6M
14.3M

The cost of living in Chennai is 73% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8897th and 3019th ($430 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in India and Japan, respectively. Check India vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4021st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Tokyo

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Chennai Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$15235

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$315
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$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$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
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101