Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 75.6% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.3% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 59.0% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 68.5% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 87.8% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 95.7% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.6% less in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 64.0% less in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of London, you would:
pay 80.3% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.95
|
$1.78
₹152.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.98
|
$4.45
₹381.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.90
|
$0.43
₹37.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.43
|
$0.20
₹17.51
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
|
London
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.60
|
$0.54
₹46.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.36
|
$3.76
₹322.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.88
|
$2.45
₹209.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.43
|
$0.93
₹79.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.29
|
$1.61
₹138.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.21
|
$1.27
₹108.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.41
₹34.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.11
|
$0.63
₹53.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.38
|
$0.26
₹22.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.53
|
$0.23
₹19.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.54
|
$0.24
₹20.45
|
|
pay 68.5% less for transportation
|
London
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.71
|
$4.63
₹395.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£199.53
|
$11.85
₹1,013.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,219.17
|
$17,776.60
₹1,520,591.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.24
|
$3.56
₹304.12
|
|
pay 87.8% less for housing
|
London
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.16
|
$10.05
₹859.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,189.54
|
$195.87
₹16,754.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,594.17
|
$116.42
₹9,958.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£203.85
|
$31.71
₹2,712.14
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
|
London
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,802.63
|
$84.21
₹7,203.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£21,545.94
|
$1,425.36
₹121,923.79
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.39
|
$2.01
₹172.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.71
|
$1.83
₹156.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.26
|
$4.21
₹359.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£50.72
|
$19.49
₹1,667.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.47
|
$2.96
₹253.43
|
|
pay 64.0% less for clothing
|
London
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£74.88
|
$26.09
₹2,231.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£39.05
|
$24.99
₹2,137.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£88.74
|
$47.54
₹4,066.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£104.56
|
$35.84
₹3,065.76
|
|
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