Chennai vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$142	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$4111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	58
😀 Quality of life	65	85
🏙️ Population	6.6M	351K

The cost of living in Chennai is 88% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 8947th and 79th ($409 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 59th 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 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 5131st and 433rd 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	$2.12	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$26966

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194