Chennai vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$161
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$5285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
68
96
🏙️ Population
10.3M
2.75M

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8842nd and 505th ($434 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 455th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 2 months in Chicago. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3676th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$15494

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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

Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240