Cost of living comparison
compared to
Chennai vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary
Chennai is 46.9% cheaper than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.4% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 45.8% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 45.0% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 49.5% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 82.3% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.0% less in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 39.0% less in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Chennai.
Chennai vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Chennai instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.67
THB84.02
|
$2.25
₹204.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
THB219.93
|
$3.95
₹357.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
THB23.10
|
$0.47
₹42.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
THB11.32
|
$0.18
₹16.28
|
|
Thailand vs. Chennai - Cost of restaurants
pay 45.8% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
THB44.29
|
$0.49
₹44.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
THB247.88
|
$3.32
₹301.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
THB225.32
|
$2.21
₹199.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
THB65.09
|
$0.87
₹78.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
THB44.40
|
$1.61
₹145.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
THB41.77
|
$1.36
₹123.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB18.64
|
$0.40
₹35.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB28.24
|
$0.62
₹55.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
THB23.68
|
$0.20
₹18.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB22.39
|
$0.23
₹20.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB19.40
|
$0.22
₹20.27
|
|
Thailand vs. Chennai - Cost of groceries
pay 45.0% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
THB151.95
|
$4.35
₹393.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.12
THB884.22
|
$11.27
₹1,021.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,471.21
THB958,148.24
|
$16,912.06
₹1,531,970.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
THB331.09
|
$3.61
₹326.82
|
|
Thailand vs. Chennai - Cost of transportation
pay 49.5% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.52
THB582.41
|
$8.99
₹814.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$414.60
THB13,036.92
|
$193.40
₹17,519.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.86
THB8,391.23
|
$121.20
₹10,979.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.46
THB1,901.13
|
$37.31
₹3,380.15
|
|
Thailand vs. Chennai - Cost of housing
pay 82.3% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.13
THB11,292.60
|
$71.36
₹6,464.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,104.31
THB349,168.15
|
$1,725.52
₹156,305.40
|
|
Thailand vs. Chennai - Cost of childcare
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
THB67.74
|
$1.97
₹178.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
THB61.97
|
$1.98
₹179.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
THB135.66
|
$3.61
₹326.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.45
THB1,680.82
|
$15.97
₹1,446.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.32
THB198.64
|
$2.82
₹255.33
|
|
Thailand vs. Chennai - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.08
THB1,165.97
|
$24.75
₹2,242.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.48
THB926.97
|
$20.94
₹1,896.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.15
THB2,866.15
|
$50.07
₹4,536.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.13
THB2,173.61
|
$35.41
₹3,207.68
|
|
Thailand vs. Chennai - Cost of clothing
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