Cost of living comparison
India is 11.8% cheaper than Chennai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.3% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 17.1% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 14.0% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 21.0% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 12.0% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.1% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 8.0% less in India
Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹152.14
|
$2.40
₹205.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹381.20
|
$3.90
₹334.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹37.17
|
$0.40
₹33.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.52
|
$0.17
₹14.22
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Chennai
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹46.21
|
$0.46
₹39.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹322.21
|
$2.54
₹217.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹209.42
|
$2.56
₹219.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹79.42
|
$0.94
₹80.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹138.18
|
$1.37
₹116.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹108.51
|
$0.88
₹75.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.90
|
$0.32
₹27.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹53.59
|
$0.48
₹40.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹22.02
|
$0.24
₹20.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.59
|
$0.16
₹13.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.46
|
$0.19
₹16.06
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
|
Chennai
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹395.97
|
$4.62
₹395.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,014.25
|
$10.12
₹866.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,521,378.99
|
$13,525.56
₹1,157,561.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹304.28
|
$2.94
₹251.51
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
|
Chennai
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹860.19
|
$7.39
₹632.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,763.48
|
$138.05
₹11,815.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,963.54
|
$90.33
₹7,730.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,713.54
|
$29.97
₹2,564.83
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
|
Chennai
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,207.05
|
$55.73
₹4,769.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹121,986.93
|
$1,565.54
₹133,984.00
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹172.42
|
$1.84
₹157.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹156.99
|
$1.59
₹135.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹360.06
|
$3.59
₹307.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,667.96
|
$15.33
₹1,312.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹253.56
|
$3.35
₹286.90
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Chennai
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,233.03
|
$24.02
₹2,055.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,138.38
|
$25.36
₹2,170.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,068.71
|
$41.62
₹3,561.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,067.35
|
$31.12
₹2,663.06
|
|
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