Adelaide vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2117
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4412
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3276
$321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
94
65
🏙️ Population
1.39M
6.6M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 384% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1686th and 8898th ($2117 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 17th in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 65th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Chennai

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Adelaide Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1976
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7414
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4859
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.3
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.34
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.9
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.26
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$876
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6919
$1729

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1911
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1771
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1718
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1362
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1464
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1738
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1768
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2058
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1673
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1662
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2308
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1681
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1736
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1667
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1728
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1674
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1706
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1725
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1813
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2019
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1786
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1747
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1364
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1678
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1568
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1660
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1580
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1599
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1888
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2292
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2127
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2640
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2181
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1839
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1184
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1455
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1633

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286