Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 15.6% cheaper than Bangalore.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.5% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 3.8% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 23.0% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 45.2% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.0% less in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 14.4% less in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Bangalore
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹305.05
|
$1.78
₹152.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹325.39
|
$4.45
₹382.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹39.61
|
$0.43
₹37.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.59
|
$0.20
₹17.56
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Bangalore
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.99
|
$0.54
₹46.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹324.81
|
$3.76
₹323.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹204.12
|
$2.45
₹209.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹94.98
|
$0.93
₹79.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹157.01
|
$1.61
₹138.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹109.41
|
$1.27
₹108.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.78
|
$0.41
₹34.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹51.15
|
$0.63
₹53.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.86
|
$0.26
₹22.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.21
|
$0.23
₹19.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.78
|
$0.24
₹20.51
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Bangalore
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹395.29
|
$4.63
₹396.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,321.89
|
$11.85
₹1,016.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,220,210.57
|
$17,776.60
₹1,525,263.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹345.73
|
$3.56
₹305.05
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Bangalore
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹981.83
|
$10.05
₹862.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹27,279.97
|
$195.87
₹16,806.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,736.05
|
$116.42
₹9,988.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,864.17
|
$31.71
₹2,720.47
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Bangalore
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,364.26
|
$84.21
₹7,225.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹307,199.31
|
$1,425.36
₹122,298.38
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bangalore
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹203.37
|
$2.01
₹172.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹186.39
|
$1.83
₹157.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹366.06
|
$4.21
₹360.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,865.46
|
$19.49
₹1,672.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹406.74
|
$2.96
₹254.21
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Bangalore
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,823.22
|
$26.09
₹2,238.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,601.42
|
$24.99
₹2,143.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,611.88
|
$47.54
₹4,079.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,335.24
|
$35.84
₹3,075.18
|
|
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