Chennai vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$4394
🏠 One person rent
$152
$1105
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1817
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$3249
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
78
83
😀 Quality of life
66
86
🏙️ Population
6.6M
373K

The cost of living in Chennai is 77% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 8897th and 2110th ($430 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1771st 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 1.7 months in Cleveland. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 4021st and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$5.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$18828

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1921
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1914
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2003
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1876
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1965
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1967
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1935
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1937
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1915
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1930
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1818
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1871
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1799
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1842
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1666
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1839
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1840
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1753
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1606
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1481
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1526
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1279
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1858
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1860