Charlotte vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$254
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
68
79
😀 Quality of life
89
65
🏙️ Population
875K
6.6M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 504% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 946th and 8947th ($2470 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 246th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Chennai

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Charlotte Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

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