Cost of living comparison

compared to

Chennai is 6.0% cheaper than Delhi.

If you lived in Chennai instead of Delhi, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 12.6% less for restaurants

 
Delhi
Chennai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.15
₹350.21
$1.78
₹150.09
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.15
₹350.21
$4.45
₹376.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
₹41.22
$0.43
₹36.67

Improve prices ·

pay 11.7% more for groceries

 
Delhi
Chennai
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
₹46.27
$0.54
₹45.59
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.37
₹200.29
$3.76
₹317.87
Milk (1 gallon) $2.88
₹242.88
$2.45
₹206.60

Improve prices ·

pay 24.2% more for transportation

 
Delhi
Chennai
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
₹372.67
$4.63
₹390.63
Monthly public transit pass $11.85
₹1,000.59
$11.85
₹1,000.59
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
$17,776.60
₹1,500,884.21

Improve prices ·

pay 18.0% less for housing

 
Delhi
Chennai
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.48
₹715.75
$10.05
₹848.60
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $279.66
₹23,611.93
$195.87
₹16,537.66
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $164.09
₹13,854.38
$116.42
₹9,829.32

Improve prices ·

pay 14.2% less for childcare

 
Delhi
Chennai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $92.50
₹7,810.16
$84.21
₹7,109.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,766.20
₹149,121.18
$1,425.36
₹120,343.62

Improve prices ·

pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Delhi
Chennai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.37
₹200.12
$2.01
₹170.10
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.43
₹204.95
$1.83
₹154.87
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.15
₹350.21
$4.21
₹355.21

Improve prices ·

pay 16.1% less for clothing

 
Delhi
Chennai
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.25
₹2,723.01
$26.09
₹2,202.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.29
₹2,726.56
$24.99
₹2,109.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$53.15
₹4,487.24
$47.54
₹4,013.90

Improve prices ·
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2024
Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Chennai or Delhi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more