Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 14.0% more expensive than Coimbatore.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Coimbatore, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.20
₹100.47
|
$1.80
₹150.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹351.66
|
$4.35
₹365.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₹31.34
|
$0.47
₹39.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
₹10.91
|
$0.21
₹17.87
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
₹37.18
|
$0.53
₹44.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
₹268.41
|
$3.88
₹325.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹207.78
|
$2.43
₹203.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.82
₹68.53
|
$0.89
₹74.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹125.95
|
$1.50
₹125.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
₹93.43
|
$1.23
₹103.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
₹28.48
|
$0.40
₹33.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.88
|
$0.69
₹57.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.30
|
$0.23
₹19.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.51
|
$0.22
₹18.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.44
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
₹395.52
|
$4.73
₹396.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,004.74
|
$11.98
₹1,005.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,378.65
₹954,505.35
|
$15,576.23
₹1,306,622.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹301.42
|
$3.59
₹301.53
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₹795.00
|
$9.23
₹774.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$131.01
₹10,990.00
|
$210.00
₹17,615.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$96.42
₹8,088.18
|
$121.87
₹10,222.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.62
₹2,233.41
|
$30.33
₹2,544.10
|
|
pay 2.4% less for childcare
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.47
₹6,162.89
|
$86.37
₹7,245.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,896.44
₹159,084.23
|
$1,468.96
₹123,224.52
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.71
|
$2.16
₹180.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₹132.12
|
$1.64
₹137.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
₹341.61
|
$4.31
₹361.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.47
₹1,716.76
|
$16.99
₹1,425.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.99
₹251.19
|
$3.00
₹251.27
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Coimbatore
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.76
₹1,909.01
|
$25.30
₹2,122.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
₹1,708.06
|
$23.65
₹1,984.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.93
₹3,265.41
|
$43.17
₹3,621.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.45
₹2,386.26
|
$31.38
₹2,632.67
|
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