Adelaide vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$1096
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$547
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
77
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
1.3M
10.3M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 362% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1929th and 8755th ($1915 vs $415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 22nd in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in Chennai. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 55th and 3835th 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
$14.7
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
7.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$1960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$2.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$70.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$1400

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$382
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$300
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$363
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$315
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$299
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$331
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$331
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$337
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$329
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$333
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$357
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$322
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$482
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$329
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$328
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$335
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$272
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$268
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$275
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$293
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$293
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$383
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$332
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$329
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$302
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$354
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$351
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$332
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$320
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$278
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$253
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$332
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$334
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$332
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$310
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$296