Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 75.5% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Chennai instead of London, you would:
pay 80.2% less for restaurants
London
|
Chennai
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.18
|
$1.80
₹150.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.67
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.93
|
$0.47
₹39.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.58
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 57.8% less for groceries
London
|
Chennai
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.60
|
$3.88
₹325.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.82
|
$2.43
₹203.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.25
|
$1.50
₹125.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.12
|
$1.23
₹103.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$0.40
₹33.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.13
|
$0.69
₹57.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.34
|
$0.23
₹19.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.55
|
$0.22
₹18.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
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pay 67.5% less for transportation
London
|
Chennai
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.47
|
$4.73
₹396.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£191.77
|
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,157.50
|
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.25
|
$3.59
₹301.58
|
|
pay 88.0% less for housing
London
|
Chennai
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£29.74
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,050.55
|
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,541.25
|
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£216.30
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
London
|
Chennai
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,764.62
|
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,229.56
|
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
|
pay 74.1% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.23
|
$2.16
₹180.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.47
|
$1.64
₹137.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£44.82
|
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.38
|
$3.00
₹251.31
|
|
pay 66.0% less for clothing
London
|
Chennai
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£78.36
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£37.75
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£85.39
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£93.75
|
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
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