Chennai vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$5354
🏠 One person rent	$151	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$4146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	79	62
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	6.6M	479K

The cost of living in Chennai is 82% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 8922nd and 971st ($430 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 835th 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Colorado Springs ranked 92nd in the United States, while ranked 5162nd and 314th 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	$2.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$2410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$4.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$24279

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026