Ahmedabad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$161
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$254
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
58
79
😀 Quality of life
62
65
🏙️ Population
7.65M
6.6M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 6% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8906th and 8947th ($433 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 15th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Ranked 9th vs 2nd best cities to live in India, and 5691st vs 5131st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Chennai

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Ahmedabad Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.76
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$861
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$578
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.04
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.25
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$47
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1402
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$391
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$360
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$367
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$358
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$350
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$273
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$298
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$314
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$663
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$267
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$283
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$273
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$299
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$241
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$316
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$346
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$370
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$312
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$329
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$285
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$312
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$252
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$309
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$335
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$355
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$464
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$260
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$335
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$717
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$335
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$355
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$495
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$282
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$309
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$384
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$320
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$311

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259