Austin vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$868
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	78
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	962K	6.6M

The cost of living in Austin is 472% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 812th and 8907th ($2473 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 20th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 2 months in Chennai. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 116th and 4094th 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	$16.8	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$1425

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287