Chennai vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
65
94
🏙️ Population
6.6M
626K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8947th and 1708th ($409 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 86th in India and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check India vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5131st and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Glasgow

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Chennai Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$21435

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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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404