Chennai vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$2885
🏠 One person rent	$159	$587
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$820
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	66	77
🏙️ Population	6.6M	15.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 62% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 8907th and 4816th ($433 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Turkey, respectively. Check India vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 4094th and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Istanbul

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	Chennai	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$13982

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Cities near Chennai

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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985