Charlotte vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Charlotte Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$321
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
875K
6.6M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 454% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 986th and 8898th ($2423 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th 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 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 234th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Charlotte vs Chennai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Charlotte vs Chennai

Prices for goods and services in Charlotte and Chennai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Charlotte Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$1729

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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