Chennai vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
79
41
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.19M

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8947th and 1744th ($409 vs $2100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Qatar, respectively. Check India vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5131st and 513th 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
$2.12
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$10635

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861