Chennai vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$151	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	58
😀 Quality of life	66	85
🏙️ Population	6.6M	351K

The cost of living in Chennai is 87% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 8922nd and 117th ($430 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 83rd in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 5162nd and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Honolulu

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	Chennai	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$23744

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254