Chennai vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$4971
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1394
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$4161
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	62
😀 Quality of life	66	85
🏙️ Population	6.6M	479K

The cost of living in Chennai is 80% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 8907th and 1343rd ($433 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1178th 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 4094th and 341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Colorado Springs

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	Chennai	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$81.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$2322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$97.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$1664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$24475

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111