Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 39.2% cheaper than Manila.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.3% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 55.0% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 8.4% more in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 61.0% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 86.2% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.1% less in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 26.2% less in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Manila, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱290.00
|
$1.78
₹151.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱241.66
|
$4.45
₹380.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱49.49
|
$0.43
₹37.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱27.86
|
$0.20
₹17.48
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱76.64
|
$0.54
₹46.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱300.68
|
$3.76
₹321.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱385.12
|
$2.45
₹208.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱117.84
|
$0.93
₹79.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱137.15
|
$1.61
₹137.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱86.27
|
$1.27
₹108.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱45.57
|
$0.41
₹34.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱86.29
|
$0.63
₹53.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱55.37
|
$0.26
₹21.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱68.09
|
$0.23
₹19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱84.19
|
$0.24
₹20.41
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱234.78
|
$4.63
₹395.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱562.88
|
$11.85
₹1,011.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,449,987.11
|
$17,776.60
₹1,517,829.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱151.28
|
$3.56
₹303.57
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,633.08
|
$10.05
₹858.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱26,583.05
|
$195.87
₹16,724.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,291.55
|
$116.42
₹9,940.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,028.32
|
$31.71
₹2,707.21
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱27,356.42
|
$84.21
₹7,190.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱800,945.26
|
$1,425.36
₹121,702.31
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱77.33
|
$2.01
₹172.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱152.91
|
$1.83
₹156.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱174.00
|
$4.21
₹359.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,302.40
|
$19.49
₹1,664.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱435.00
|
$2.96
₹252.97
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Manila
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,888.63
|
$26.09
₹2,227.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,507.89
|
$24.99
₹2,133.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,196.83
|
$47.54
₹4,059.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,452.21
|
$35.84
₹3,060.19
|
|
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