Chennai vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$5500
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1332
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$2531
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$4005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
72
😀 Quality of life
66
88
🏙️ Population
6.6M
906K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 8907th and 1248th ($433 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1100th 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 65th in the United States, while ranked 4094th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Columbus

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Chennai Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$4.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$15346

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829