Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 69.7% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.5% less in Chennai
- Groceries
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pay 51.3% less in Chennai
- Transportation
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pay 62.7% less in Chennai
- Housing
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pay 83.4% less in Chennai
- Childcare
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pay 93.3% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 65.9% less in Chennai
- Clothing
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pay 53.7% 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 United Kingdom, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Chennai
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£13.85
|
$1.78
₹152.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£6.86
|
$4.45
₹382.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.65
|
$0.43
₹37.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.16
|
$0.20
₹17.57
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Chennai
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.13
|
$0.54
₹46.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.22
|
$3.76
₹323.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.39
|
$2.45
₹210.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.79
|
$0.93
₹79.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.74
|
$1.61
₹138.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.91
|
$1.27
₹108.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.49
|
$0.41
₹35.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.93
|
$0.63
₹53.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.05
|
$0.26
₹22.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.23
₹19.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.24
₹20.52
|
|
pay 62.7% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.24
|
$4.63
₹397.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£72.77
|
$11.85
₹1,017.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£25,805.88
|
$17,776.60
₹1,525,798.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£12.70
|
$3.56
₹305.16
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Chennai
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£29.19
|
$10.05
₹862.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£921.31
|
$195.87
₹16,812.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£756.29
|
$116.42
₹9,992.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£169.81
|
$31.71
₹2,721.43
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Chennai
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,109.47
|
$84.21
₹7,227.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£13,801.53
|
$1,425.36
₹122,341.29
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Chennai
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.17
|
$2.01
₹172.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.05
|
$1.83
₹157.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£12.94
|
$4.21
₹361.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£33.57
|
$19.49
₹1,672.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.55
|
$2.96
₹254.30
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Chennai
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£58.11
|
$26.09
₹2,239.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£29.73
|
$24.99
₹2,144.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£66.94
|
$47.54
₹4,080.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£71.65
|
$35.84
₹3,076.26
|
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