Atlanta vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$254
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
79
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
499K
6.6M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 543% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 688th and 8947th ($2628 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 15th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 199th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Chennai

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Atlanta Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Chennai

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