Chennai vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$5404
🏠 One person rent	$161	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2254
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$4439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	10.3M	919K

The cost of living in Chennai is 80% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1353rd ($434 vs $2173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1203rd in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Fort Worth ranked 36th in the United States, while ranked 3676th and 169th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Fort Worth

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	Chennai	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$2319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$5.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$98.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$1893
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$25845

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Cities near Chennai

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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2059
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1807
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2236
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2053
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2143
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2021
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2338
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1987
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$1992
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2162
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2113
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$1804
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2306
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2149
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2157
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2497
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2267
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2119
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2206
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2235
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2200
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2323
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2516
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2384
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2223