Chennai vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
6.6M
626K

The cost of living in Chennai is 80% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8922nd and 1712th ($430 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 93rd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5162nd and 42nd 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
$2.2
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$20961

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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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430