Chennai vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
44
😀 Quality of life
65
82
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.19M

The cost of living in Chennai is 76% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8898th and 2509th ($437 vs $1849) 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5272nd and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$11426

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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889