Chennai vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$152
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$3416
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
45
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.19M

The cost of living in Chennai is 76% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8897th and 2449th ($430 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Qatar, respectively. Check India vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 4021st and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Doha

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Chennai Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$11200

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$315
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$258
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$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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$1709
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$1223
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$1243
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$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
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$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
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$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904