Chennai vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$161
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3920
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
87
😀 Quality of life
68
94
🏙️ Population
10.3M
759K

The cost of living in Chennai is 77% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 8842nd and 2040th ($434 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 8th 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 3676th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Frankfurt

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Chennai Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$14318

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574