Chennai vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$2172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$5195
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1127
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$1961
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$611
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$270
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$3668
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
84
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.91M

The cost of living in Chennai is 80% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 8898th and 1536th ($437 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 5272nd and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Hamburg City

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Chennai Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$9266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$27074

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1633
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1605
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1602
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1649
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1559
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1611
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1635
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1588
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1610
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1666
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1537
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1566
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1743
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1601
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1686
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1572
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1585
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1640
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1589
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1527
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1678
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1589
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1579
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1527
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1543
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1796
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1326
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1785
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1515
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1536
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1564
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1421
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1591
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1623
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1429