Berlin vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
3.68M
10.3M

The cost of living in Berlin is 363% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1759th and 8842nd ($2013 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 2 months in Chennai. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 19th and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Chennai

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Berlin Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$3.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$1681

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325