Chennai vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2230
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$5257
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1250
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$2174
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$4800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
88
😀 Quality of life
66
95
🏙️ Population
6.6M
776K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 8922nd and 1425th ($430 vs $2230) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 2.2 months in Frankfurt. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 5162nd and 34th 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
$2.2
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$5.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$8454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$4665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$9.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$90.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$18543

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Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801