Chennai vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$161
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
72
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
10.3M
906K

The cost of living in Chennai is 80% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1282nd ($434 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1143rd 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 Columbus. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 3676th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$10456

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861