Chennai vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$159	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$3191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	6.6M	608K

The cost of living in Chennai is 75% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 8907th and 2792nd ($433 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 4094th and 81st 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	$1.8	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$3801

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267