Chennai vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$161
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
68
88
🏙️ Population
10.3M
555K

The cost of living in Chennai is 69% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8842nd and 3786th ($434 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 426th 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 31st in Germany, while ranked 3676th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303