Chennai vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
66
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3.94M

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8947th and 947th ($409 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5131st and 184th 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
$2.12
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$17401

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469