Chennai vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2284
🏠 One person rent
$152
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
48
😀 Quality of life
66
33
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.55M

The cost of living in Chennai is 45% less expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 8897th and 6541st ($430 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 11th in India and Nigeria, respectively. Check India vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.1 months in Ibadan. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 4021st and 7755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Ibadan

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Chennai Ibadan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.77
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
16.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$483
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$9.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$4.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$1.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$0.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$5.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$1.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$1898

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ChennaiIbadan

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$349

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$359
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$304
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$295
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$351
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$292
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$316
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$280
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$300
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$354
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$316
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$311
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$304
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$310
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$339
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$366
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$298
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$330
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$272
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$357
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$307
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$677
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$1030
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$779
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$695
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$1113
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$535
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$634
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$613
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$670
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$651
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$709
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$590
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$558
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$881
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$647
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$755
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$972
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$649
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$651
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$632
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$805
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$575
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$743
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$658
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$354
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$1611
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$462
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1502
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$883
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$679
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$621
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$553
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$560
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$588
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$729
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$371
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$384
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$507
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$526