Chennai vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Chennai Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$415
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1096
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$146
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$334
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$547
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
10.3M
3.33M

The cost of living in Chennai is 78% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8755th and 1903rd ($415 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in India and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check India vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chennai compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3835th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Dubai

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Chennai Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.7
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1400
$11590

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$382
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$300
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$363
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$315
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$299
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$331
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$331
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$337
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$329
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$333
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$357
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$322
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$482
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$329
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$328
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$335
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$272
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$268
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$275
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$293
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$293
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$383
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$332
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$329
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$302
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$354
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$351
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$332
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$320
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$278
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$253
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$332
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$334
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$332
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$310
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$296

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686