Cost of living comparison
Coimbatore is 13.3% cheaper than Chennai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.6% less in Coimbatore
- Groceries
-
pay 5.0% less in Coimbatore
- Transportation
-
pay 11.1% less in Coimbatore
- Housing
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pay 22.3% less in Coimbatore
- Childcare
-
pay 5.2% less in Coimbatore
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.1% less in Coimbatore
- Clothing
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pay 15.7% less in Coimbatore
Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Coimbatore.
If you lived in Coimbatore instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹152.11
|
$1.19
₹101.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹381.13
|
$4.15
₹354.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹37.16
|
$0.40
₹34.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.51
|
$0.14
₹12.29
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹46.20
|
$0.47
₹40.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹322.15
|
$3.76
₹321.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹209.38
|
$2.43
₹207.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹79.41
|
$0.86
₹73.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹138.15
|
$1.55
₹132.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹108.49
|
$1.19
₹101.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.89
|
$0.33
₹28.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹53.58
|
$0.74
₹63.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹22.02
|
$0.22
₹18.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.58
|
$0.24
₹20.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.46
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹395.90
|
$4.67
₹399.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,014.08
|
$11.85
₹1,014.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,521,119.49
|
$11,258.51
₹963,375.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹304.22
|
$3.65
₹312.34
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
|
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹860.04
|
$8.97
₹767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,760.62
|
$143.54
₹12,282.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,961.84
|
$95.18
₹8,144.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,713.08
|
$21.06
₹1,802.47
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,205.82
|
$61.67
₹5,277.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹121,966.13
|
$1,659.15
₹141,971.15
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹172.39
|
$1.78
₹152.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹156.96
|
$1.53
₹131.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹360.00
|
$4.03
₹344.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,667.67
|
$14.82
₹1,267.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹253.52
|
$2.96
₹253.52
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,232.65
|
$23.79
₹2,035.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,138.02
|
$18.57
₹1,588.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,068.02
|
$40.98
₹3,507.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,066.82
|
$30.62
₹2,619.71
|
|
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