Chennai vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$729
🏠 One person rent	$159	$98
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$124
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$38.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	78	43
😀 Quality of life	65	30
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 45% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 8898th and 9199th ($437 vs $302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 30th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Gujranwala. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Gujranwala ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 5272nd and 8772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Gujranwala

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	Chennai	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$53.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$34.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$95.4
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$60
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	18.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$5.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$2.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$8.71
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$16.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$843

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330