Chennai vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$3074
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
94
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
6.6M
626K

The cost of living in Chennai is 79% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8898th and 1833rd ($437 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 94th 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5272nd and 52nd 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
$2.25
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$18105

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429