Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 4.6 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 8.0 times more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹150.09
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹376.06
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.67
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.28
|
$2.84
€2.69
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹45.59
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹317.87
|
$6.66
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹206.60
|
$4.57
€4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹78.35
|
$3.28
€3.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.31
|
$5.41
€5.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹107.05
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.43
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹52.87
|
$1.00
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹21.72
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.32
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.18
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹390.63
|
$7.19
€6.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
$52.52
€49.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,500,884.21
|
$31,799.21
€30,157.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$29.37
€27.85
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹848.60
|
$44.99
€42.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,537.66
|
$1,278.77
€1,212.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,829.32
|
$938.86
€890.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,676.99
|
$263.55
€249.94
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,109.96
|
$306.98
€291.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹120,343.62
|
$9,639.17
€9,141.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹170.10
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹154.87
|
$3.98
€3.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹355.21
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,645.49
|
$37.89
€35.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹250.15
|
$13.66
€12.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,202.95
|
$85.49
€81.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,109.58
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,013.90
|
$95.49
€90.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,026.03
|
$138.30
€131.16
|
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