Chennai vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$152
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3.33M

The cost of living in Chennai is 82% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8897th and 989th ($430 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.7 months in Dubai. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4021st and 288th 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
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$13241

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$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536