Chennai vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$2494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$5541
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$2667
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$633
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$3725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
42
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
6.6M
542K

The cost of living in Chennai is 84% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 8947th and 898th ($409 vs $2494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 780th 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 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Fresno. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Fresno ranked 170th in the United States, while ranked 5131st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Fresno

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Chennai Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$2419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$2328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$5.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$9.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$1186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$12948

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2451
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2526
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2532
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2576
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2511
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2449
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2473
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2562
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2098
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2275
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2414
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2141
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2404
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2825
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2568
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2623
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2477
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2413
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2631
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2860
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2861
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2984
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2785
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2305
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2590
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2456
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2309
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3073
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1931
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3048
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2259
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2668
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2677
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3698
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2545
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2088
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1936
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2878
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2374