Austin vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$1006
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$142
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$243
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	65	79
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	962K	6.6M

The cost of living in Austin is 506% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 932nd and 8947th ($2475 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 192nd and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$1792

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

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