Ahmedabad vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1122
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$166
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.1
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$848
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
57
78
😀 Quality of life
54
66
🏙️ Population
7.65M
6.6M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 5% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8848th and 8897th ($452 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 17th in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 2 months in Chennai. Ranked 19th vs 4th best cities to live in India, and 5984th vs 4021st 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
$3.45
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$3.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.5
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.6
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1659
$1573

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$415
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$382
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$389
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$376
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$371
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$298
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$311
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$310
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$771
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$311
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$288
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$324
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$298
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$340
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$367
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$378
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$333
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$333
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$348
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$366
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$284
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$339
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$362
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$381
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$501
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$279
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$350
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$363
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$334
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$513
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$295
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$331
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$376
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$325
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$297
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$350

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306