Ahmedabad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$159
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
57
78
😀 Quality of life
58
65
🏙️ Population
7.65M
6.6M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 1% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8888th and 8898th ($442 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 17th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Ranked 28th vs 5th best cities to live in India, and 6115th vs 5272nd 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
$3.38
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.9
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.39
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$3.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.7
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1440
$1729

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$407
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$375
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$382
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$374
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$291
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$324
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$315
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$705
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$278
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$303
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$290
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$305
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$264
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$328
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$361
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$382
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$330
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$350
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$303
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$322
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$267
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$333
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$363
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$399
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$487
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$274
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$349
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$705
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$366
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$382
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$517
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$297
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$334
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$387
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$324
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$290
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$335

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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