Chennai vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$3480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	92
😀 Quality of life	66	95
🏙️ Population	6.6M	629K

The cost of living in Chennai is 77% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 8907th and 2278th ($433 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 18th in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 4094th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Dusseldorf

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	Chennai	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$22103

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851