Ahmedabad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$155
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$320
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
58
79
😀 Quality of life
63
66
🏙️ Population
7.65M
6.6M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 2% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8910th and 8922nd ($437 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 16th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Ranked 12th vs 4th best cities to live in India, and 5632nd vs 5162nd 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
$3.57
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.73
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.6
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$894
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.52
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$4.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$1717

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$401
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271