Chennai vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
65
91
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3.94M

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8898th and 848th ($437 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5272nd and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$15029

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$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483