Chennai vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$159
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
6.6M
563K

The cost of living in Chennai is 70% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8907th and 3857th ($433 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 506th in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 4094th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387