Atlanta vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2570
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5742
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$1586
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2465
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5431
$848
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
499K
6.6M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 498% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 704th and 8897th ($2570 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 17th 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 2 months in Chennai. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 165th and 4021st 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
$17.4
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.1
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.39
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2827
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2730
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.13
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1442
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27299
$1573

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2339
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2277
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2284
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2441
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2268
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2285
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2254
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2302
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2319
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2235
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2282
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2166
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2390
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2208
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$1993
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2657
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1928
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2195
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2435
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1541
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2213
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2094
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2148
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2159
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2149
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2076
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2127
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1888
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1839
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2128
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1704
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1636
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1652
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1726
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1736
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1901
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1982

Cities near Chennai

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