Chennai vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2289
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$5688
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1368
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$2517
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	6.6M	919K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 8897th and 1178th ($430 vs $2289) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1073rd 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Fort Worth ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 4021st and 210th 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	$1.83	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$1079
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$2669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$2125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$2229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$98.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$1782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$23220

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Cities near Chennai

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

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2093
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1883
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2086
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2079
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2105
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2159
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2305
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1808
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2095
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2149
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2111
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2025
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2224
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2155
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2164
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2471
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2219
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2014
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2176
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2246
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2242
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2538
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2395
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2158