Chennai vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$4584
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1131
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$3404
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
82
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
6.6M
373K

The cost of living in Chennai is 79% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 8947th and 2199th ($409 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1674th 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 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Cleveland. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Cleveland ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 5131st and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Cleveland

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Chennai Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$66.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$1613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$1137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$18712

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092