Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 68.5% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 82.2% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 57.0% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 61.2% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 84.5% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 78.9% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.5% less in Chennai
- Clothing
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pay 58.2% less in Chennai
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$1.78
₹151.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.37
|
$4.45
₹380.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.53
|
$0.43
₹37.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.49
|
$0.20
₹17.48
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.72
|
$0.54
₹46.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.86
|
$3.76
₹321.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.02
|
$2.45
₹208.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.88
|
$0.93
₹79.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$1.61
₹137.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.18
|
$1.27
₹108.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.41
₹34.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$0.63
₹53.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.62
|
$0.26
₹21.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.23
₹19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.24
₹20.41
|
|
pay 61.2% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.32
|
$4.63
₹395.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€46.18
|
$11.85
₹1,011.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,961.71
|
$17,776.60
₹1,517,829.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.82
|
$3.56
₹303.57
|
|
pay 84.5% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€39.56
|
$10.05
₹858.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,124.45
|
$195.87
₹16,724.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€825.56
|
$116.42
₹9,940.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€231.74
|
$31.71
₹2,707.21
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€269.94
|
$84.21
₹7,190.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,475.92
|
$1,425.36
₹121,702.31
|
|
pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.77
|
$2.01
₹172.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.50
|
$1.83
₹156.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
$4.21
₹359.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€33.31
|
$19.49
₹1,664.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.02
|
$2.96
₹252.97
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€75.18
|
$26.09
₹2,227.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€36.04
|
$24.99
₹2,133.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€83.97
|
$47.54
₹4,059.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€121.61
|
$35.84
₹3,060.19
|
|
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