Chennai vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	62
😀 Quality of life	65	88
🏙️ Population	6.6M	351K

The cost of living in Chennai is 86% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 8898th and 122nd ($437 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 90th 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 5th best city to live in India vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 5272nd and 322nd 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	$2.25	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$20539

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182