Ahmedabad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Ahmedabad Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1074
$1096
🏠 One person rent
$578
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$547
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
57
77
😀 Quality of life
54
67
🏙️ Population
7.65M
10.3M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 100% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6097th and 8755th ($832 vs $415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.3 months in Chennai. Ranked 22nd vs 2nd best cities to live in India, and 5982nd vs 3835th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
7.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$1960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.08
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$2.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.6
$70.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1365
$1400

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$336
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$333
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$331
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$333
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$330
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$306
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$379
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$388
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$426
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$234
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$248
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$429
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$333
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$354
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$355
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$337
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$311
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$331
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$366
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$362
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$370
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$359
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$388
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$328
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$331
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$506
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$303
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$314
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$625
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$312
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$231
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$469
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$350
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$330
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$371
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$215
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$304

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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