Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 74.5% cheaper than Washington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 82.8% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 70.3% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 48.2% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 87.5% less in Chennai
- Childcare
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pay 96.3% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 74.1% less in Chennai
- Clothing
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pay 62.6% less in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Washington, you would:
pay 82.8% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$1.78
₹152.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.45
₹382.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$0.43
₹37.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$0.20
₹17.60
|
|
pay 70.3% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$0.54
₹46.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$3.76
₹323.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$2.45
₹210.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$0.93
₹79.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$1.61
₹138.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$1.27
₹109.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.41
₹35.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.63
₹53.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$0.26
₹22.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.23
₹19.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.24
₹20.55
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$4.63
₹397.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$11.85
₹1,018.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$17,776.60
₹1,528,310.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$3.56
₹305.66
|
|
pay 87.5% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$10.05
₹864.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$195.87
₹16,839.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$116.42
₹10,008.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$31.71
₹2,725.91
|
|
pay 96.3% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$84.21
₹7,239.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$1,425.36
₹122,542.68
|
|
pay 74.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.01
₹173.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$1.83
₹157.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$4.21
₹361.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$19.49
₹1,675.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$2.96
₹254.72
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$26.09
₹2,243.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$24.99
₹2,148.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$47.54
₹4,087.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$35.84
₹3,081.32
|
|
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