Chennai vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$3700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	87
😀 Quality of life	66	94
🏙️ Population	6.6M	776K

The cost of living in Chennai is 78% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 8897th and 1863rd ($430 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 4021st and 47th 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	$1.83	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$14496

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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 Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595