Chennai vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$6807
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$3056
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$4901
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	66	96
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.75M

The cost of living in Chennai is 84% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8907th and 483rd ($433 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 425th 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 1.8 months in Chicago. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 4094th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Chicago

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	Chennai	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$7.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$19423

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357