Chennai vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$161
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
64
😀 Quality of life
68
88
🏙️ Population
10.3M
3.33M

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1218th ($434 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3676th and 189th 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
$2.09
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$14799

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$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
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$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541