Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 68.2% cheaper than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.7% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 62.5% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 54.4% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 81.8% less in Chennai
- Childcare
-
pay 80.1% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 58.1% less in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 59.7% less in Chennai
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.42
|
$1.78
₹151.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$4.45
₹380.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.65
|
$0.43
₹37.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.26
|
$0.20
₹17.48
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
$0.54
₹46.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.85
|
$3.76
₹321.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$2.45
₹208.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.28
|
$0.93
₹79.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$1.61
₹137.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.12
|
$1.27
₹108.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.41
₹34.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.36
|
$0.63
₹53.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$0.26
₹21.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.23
₹19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.24
₹20.41
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.31
|
$4.63
₹395.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€40.08
|
$11.85
₹1,012.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,614.23
|
$17,776.60
₹1,518,045.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.27
|
$3.56
₹303.61
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€35.06
|
$10.05
₹858.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,062.03
|
$195.87
₹16,726.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€775.08
|
$116.42
₹9,941.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€234.02
|
$31.71
₹2,707.60
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€262.49
|
$84.21
₹7,191.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,980.67
|
$1,425.36
₹121,719.68
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.01
₹172.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$1.83
₹156.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.47
|
$4.21
₹359.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.60
|
$19.49
₹1,664.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$2.96
₹253.01
|
|
pay 59.7% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€100.23
|
$26.09
₹2,228.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.90
|
$24.99
₹2,133.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€91.50
|
$47.54
₹4,059.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€118.03
|
$35.84
₹3,060.63
|
|
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