Charlotte vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$864
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
875K
10.3M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 524% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 361st and 8842nd ($2710 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 19th 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 2 months in Chennai. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 191st and 3676th 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
$15.6
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$1681

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Chennai

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