Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 48.3% cheaper than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.9% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 49.0% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 9.0% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 52.7% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 80.5% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.4% less in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 50.5% less in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$190.36
|
$1.78
₹153.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$142.77
|
$4.45
₹385.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$20.70
|
$0.43
₹37.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$14.82
|
$0.20
₹17.73
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$47.01
|
$0.54
₹46.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$93.31
|
$3.76
₹326.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$105.60
|
$2.45
₹211.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$41.85
|
$0.93
₹80.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$68.46
|
$1.61
₹139.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$23.42
|
$1.27
₹109.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$12.83
|
$0.41
₹35.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$15.32
|
$0.63
₹54.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.86
|
$0.26
₹22.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$16.32
|
$0.23
₹19.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.87
|
$0.24
₹20.70
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$88.91
|
$4.63
₹400.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$342.65
|
$11.85
₹1,026.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$356,927.55
|
$17,776.60
₹1,539,481.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$66.63
|
$3.56
₹307.90
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$467.45
|
$10.05
₹870.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,132.52
|
$195.87
₹16,962.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,435.26
|
$116.42
₹10,082.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$581.19
|
$31.71
₹2,745.83
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,311.61
|
$84.21
₹7,292.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$161,580.54
|
$1,425.36
₹123,438.45
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$52.35
|
$2.01
₹174.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$57.64
|
$1.83
₹158.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$75.19
|
$4.21
₹364.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,029.41
|
$19.49
₹1,687.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$95.18
|
$2.96
₹256.58
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,080.57
|
$26.09
₹2,259.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$787.27
|
$24.99
₹2,163.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,763.88
|
$47.54
₹4,117.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,762.67
|
$35.84
₹3,103.84
|
|
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