Chennai vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$152	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	6.6M	675K

The cost of living in Chennai is 74% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 8897th and 2959th ($430 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 6th in India and Sweden, respectively. Check India vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 4021st and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Gothenburg

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	Chennai	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$3664

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251