Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 18.6% more expensive than Coimbatore.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Coimbatore, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.19
₹100.02
|
$1.78
₹150.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
$4.45
₹375.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.54
|
$0.43
₹36.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
₹12.12
|
$0.20
₹17.27
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
₹39.61
|
$0.54
₹45.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹317.20
|
$3.76
₹317.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹205.08
|
$2.45
₹206.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.86
₹72.22
|
$0.93
₹78.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₹130.81
|
$1.61
₹136.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₹100.11
|
$1.27
₹107.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.84
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹62.28
|
$0.63
₹52.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.25
|
$0.26
₹21.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.59
|
$0.23
₹19.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.72
|
$0.24
₹20.18
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
₹393.73
|
$4.63
₹390.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,258.51
₹950,167.19
|
$17,776.60
₹1,500,263.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.65
₹308.05
|
$3.56
₹300.05
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.97
₹756.82
|
$10.05
₹848.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.54
₹12,113.93
|
$195.87
₹16,530.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.18
₹8,032.66
|
$116.42
₹9,825.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.06
₹1,777.75
|
$31.71
₹2,675.88
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.67
₹5,204.88
|
$84.21
₹7,107.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,659.15
₹140,024.64
|
$1,425.36
₹120,293.89
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
₹150.03
|
$2.01
₹170.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
₹129.41
|
$1.83
₹154.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.03
₹340.06
|
$4.21
₹355.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.82
₹1,250.47
|
$19.49
₹1,644.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹250.04
|
$2.96
₹250.04
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.79
₹2,008.05
|
$26.09
₹2,202.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.57
₹1,566.94
|
$24.99
₹2,108.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.98
₹3,458.94
|
$47.54
₹4,012.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.62
₹2,583.79
|
$35.84
₹3,024.77
|
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