Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 69.1% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Chennai instead of France, you would:
pay 80.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.35
|
$1.80
₹150.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.73
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.49
|
$0.47
₹39.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.72
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
France
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.25
|
$3.88
₹325.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.01
|
$2.43
₹203.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.52
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.74
|
$1.50
₹125.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.15
|
$1.23
₹103.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.84
|
$0.40
₹33.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.19
|
$0.69
₹57.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.36
|
$0.23
₹19.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.83
|
$0.22
₹18.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.85
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
France
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.69
|
$4.73
₹396.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€46.57
|
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€28,443.48
|
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.63
|
$3.59
₹301.58
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
France
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€27.91
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€701.99
|
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€551.13
|
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€125.91
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
|
pay 86.4% less for childcare
France
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€637.67
|
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€8,876.53
|
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.57
|
$2.16
₹180.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.75
|
$1.64
₹137.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.59
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€31.50
|
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.67
|
$3.00
₹251.31
|
|
pay 59.6% less for clothing
France
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€83.16
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€33.69
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€84.23
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€114.08
|
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
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