Chennai vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$4189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	6.6M	919K

The cost of living in Chennai is 80% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 8898th and 1434th ($437 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1234th 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 5272nd and 213th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chennai	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$23437

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250