Chennai vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$4848
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1146
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$3562
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	66	96
🏙️ Population	6.6M	626K

The cost of living in Chennai is 79% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8907th and 1833rd ($433 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 97th 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4094th and 19th 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	$1.8	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$12979

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364