Chennai vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$5571
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1592
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$2728
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$3630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
42
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
6.6M
542K

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 8922nd and 909th ($430 vs $2485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 790th 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 1.5 months in Fresno. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Fresno ranked 183rd in the United States, while ranked 5162nd and 558th 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
$2.2
$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$7.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$76.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$1123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$12990

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2440
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280