Austin vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$321
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	78
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	962K	6.6M

The cost of living in Austin is 452% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1002nd and 8898th ($2416 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 151st and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Chennai

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	Austin	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$1729

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Chennai

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