Chennai vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$5550
🏠 One person rent	$161	$1429
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2445
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$668
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$4228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	62
😀 Quality of life	68	85
🏙️ Population	10.3M	479K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 8842nd and 986th ($434 vs $2334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 890th 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 Colorado Springs. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Colorado Springs ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 3676th and 287th 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	$2.09	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$6.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$2327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$2329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$6.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$4.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$9.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$1661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$24294

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2287
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2411
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2374
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2387
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2321
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2334
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2494
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2438
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2771
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2476
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2467
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2324
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2456
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2463
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2501
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2501
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2395
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2443
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2478
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2659
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1912
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2502
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2183
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1801
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1852
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2312
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2013
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$2226
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1707
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2112
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1699
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$2013
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1778
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2227