Chennai vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$142	$1632
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$2650
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	79	62
😀 Quality of life	65	88
🏙️ Population	6.6M	479K

The cost of living in Chennai is 84% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 8947th and 819th ($409 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 714th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 5131st and 297th 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	$2.12	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$24668

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Cities near Chennai

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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029