Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 50.2% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.4% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 48.2% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 50.0% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 53.6% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 88.0% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.2% less in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 48.3% less in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB98.33
|
$1.78
₹152.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB196.66
|
$4.45
₹381.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.79
|
$0.43
₹37.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.85
|
$0.20
₹17.51
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.38
|
$0.54
₹46.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB396.28
|
$3.76
₹322.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB247.04
|
$2.45
₹209.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB76.70
|
$0.93
₹79.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.38
|
$1.61
₹138.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB49.67
|
$1.27
₹108.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.52
|
$0.41
₹34.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB34.94
|
$0.63
₹53.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.16
|
$0.26
₹22.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.05
|
$0.23
₹19.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$0.24
₹20.45
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB150.73
|
$4.63
₹395.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,327.43
|
$11.85
₹1,013.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,868,239.73
|
$17,776.60
₹1,520,591.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB349.07
|
$3.56
₹304.12
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB518.50
|
$10.05
₹859.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,285.06
|
$195.87
₹16,754.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,190.40
|
$116.42
₹9,958.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,272.83
|
$31.71
₹2,712.14
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,355.26
|
$84.21
₹7,203.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB445,289.64
|
$1,425.36
₹121,923.79
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB78.66
|
$2.01
₹172.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB87.21
|
$1.83
₹156.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB141.84
|
$4.21
₹359.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,842.35
|
$19.49
₹1,667.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB245.82
|
$2.96
₹253.43
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,865.64
|
$26.09
₹2,231.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,176.03
|
$24.99
₹2,137.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,277.58
|
$47.54
₹4,066.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,109.64
|
$35.84
₹3,065.76
|
|
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