Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 4.6 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.76
|
$2.82
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.88
|
$2.46
€2.21
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
$2.75
€2.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹325.67
|
$8.56
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹203.70
|
$6.08
€5.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
$4.65
€4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹125.95
|
$6.36
€5.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹103.37
|
$1.24
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹33.92
|
$1.04
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹57.79
|
$1.39
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.36
|
$2.18
€1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.22
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.96
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹396.90
|
$6.69
€6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
$51.44
€46.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
$29,126.94
€26,247.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹301.58
|
$18.28
€16.47
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
$34.68
€31.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
$1,084.25
€977.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
$798.73
€719.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
$239.11
€215.47
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
$264.10
€237.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
$14,747.24
€13,289.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹180.95
|
$4.87
€4.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹137.56
|
$4.02
€3.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
$43.96
€39.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹251.31
|
$13.00
€11.71
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Chennai
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
$101.40
€91.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
$43.91
€39.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
$95.61
€86.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
$121.29
€109.30
|
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