Chennai vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$3790
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
65
88
🏙️ Population
6.6M
906K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 8947th and 1634th ($409 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1324th 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 1.8 months in Columbus. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Columbus ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5131st and 266th 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
$2.12
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$20945

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936