Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 62.3% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.0% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 46.2% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 53.5% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 74.1% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 84.2% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.3% less in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 55.7% less in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Athens, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.78
|
$1.78
₹152.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.87
|
$4.45
₹381.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.89
|
$0.43
₹37.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.20
₹17.51
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.54
₹46.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.06
|
$3.76
₹322.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.79
|
$2.45
₹209.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
$0.93
₹79.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.50
|
$1.61
₹138.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.27
₹108.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.41
₹34.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.63
₹53.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.26
₹22.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.23
₹19.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$0.24
₹20.45
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.02
|
$4.63
₹395.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€27.59
|
$11.85
₹1,013.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€27,938.47
|
$17,776.60
₹1,520,591.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.83
|
$3.56
₹304.12
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€29.93
|
$10.05
₹859.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€583.59
|
$195.87
₹16,754.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€512.45
|
$116.42
₹9,958.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€141.06
|
$31.71
₹2,712.14
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€425.91
|
$84.21
₹7,203.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,859.13
|
$1,425.36
₹121,923.79
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.93
|
$2.01
₹172.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.41
|
$1.83
₹156.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.48
|
$4.21
₹359.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€45.39
|
$19.49
₹1,667.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.87
|
$2.96
₹253.43
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€79.18
|
$26.09
₹2,231.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.24
|
$24.99
₹2,137.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€86.21
|
$47.54
₹4,066.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€106.10
|
$35.84
₹3,065.76
|
|
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