Chennai vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$152
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$2953
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
66
88
🏙️ Population
6.6M
566K

The cost of living in Chennai is 69% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8897th and 3862nd ($430 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 512th 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 4th best city to live in India vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 4021st and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$13167

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419