Cost of living comparison
Athens is 3.6 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Athens instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Athens
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
₹150.79
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.76
|
$2.12
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.88
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Chennai
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹325.67
|
$6.88
€6.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹203.70
|
$6.38
€5.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
$4.72
€4.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹125.95
|
$5.03
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹103.37
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹33.92
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹57.79
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.36
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.22
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.96
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Chennai
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹396.90
|
$7.66
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
$32.49
€29.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
$27,399.57
€24,690.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹301.58
|
$12.13
€10.93
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Chennai
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
$32.57
€29.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
$630.26
€567.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
$532.87
€480.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
$165.03
€148.72
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Chennai
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
$482.99
€435.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
$10,389.46
€9,362.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹180.95
|
$5.41
€4.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹137.56
|
$3.62
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
$46.52
€41.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹251.31
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Chennai
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
$89.99
€81.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
$34.83
€31.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
$95.37
€85.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
$116.71
€105.17
|
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