Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 59.1% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 72.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN39.18
|
$1.80
₹150.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN32.33
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN6.98
|
$0.47
₹39.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.55
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Warsaw
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.23
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN17.80
|
$3.88
₹325.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN14.95
|
$2.43
₹203.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN11.89
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.33
|
$1.50
₹125.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
$1.23
₹103.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.87
|
$0.40
₹33.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.28
|
$0.69
₹57.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.31
|
$0.23
₹19.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.51
|
$0.22
₹18.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.07
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN24.67
|
$4.73
₹396.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN107.75
|
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN119,602.95
|
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN31.35
|
$3.59
₹301.58
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN62.20
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,275.05
|
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,273.94
|
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN886.05
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,036.30
|
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN53,351.08
|
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN15.67
|
$2.16
₹180.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.13
|
$1.64
₹137.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN18.61
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN162.45
|
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN29.39
|
$3.00
₹251.31
|
|
pay 60.0% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN360.30
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN164.13
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN350.03
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN407.49
|
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
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