Chennai vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$159
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
6.6M
566K

The cost of living in Chennai is 72% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8898th and 3768th ($437 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 462nd in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 5272nd and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$14681

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563