Chennai vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$151	$1635
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$3481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	79	49
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	6.6M	608K

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 8922nd and 839th ($430 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 5162nd and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Gold Coast

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	Chennai	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$8134

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Cities near Chennai

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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894