Chennai vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$3442
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
84
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.89M

The cost of living in Chennai is 79% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 8907th and 1809th ($433 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 4094th and 42nd 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
$1.8
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$5.59
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$29.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$23771

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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 Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388