Chennai vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
79
66
😀 Quality of life
66
90
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3.94M

The cost of living in Chennai is 82% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8922nd and 1039th ($430 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5162nd and 203rd 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
$2.2
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$16876

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$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492