Chennai vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$161
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
88
😀 Quality of life
68
93
🏙️ Population
10.3M
488K

The cost of living in Chennai is 79% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1692nd ($434 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 46th in India and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check India vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3676th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Edinburgh

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Chennai Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$6.5
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666