Chennai vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$159
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$2601
😷 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 74% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8907th and 3085th ($433 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4094th 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
$1.8
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033