Chennai vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$5003
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2405
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$3406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	49
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	6.6M	608K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 8907th and 1120th ($433 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 7th in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Gold Coast. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 4094th and 209th 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	$1.8	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$7.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$7508

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876