Chennai vs Jaipur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Jaipur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$940
🏠 One person rent
$151
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$213
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
54
😀 Quality of life
66
59
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3.07M

The cost of living in Chennai is 12% more expensive than in Jaipur. Cities ranked 8922nd and 9007th ($430 vs $382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 32nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Jaipur. Ranked 4th vs 29th best cities to live in India, and 5162nd vs 6016th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Jaipur

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Chennai Jaipur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$2.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$77.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$41.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$7.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$8.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$8.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$71.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$1796

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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 Jaipur

Distance City Cost of living
104 km or 64 mi Alwar
$256
106 km or 66 mi Sikar
$325
132 km or 82 mi Ajmer
$269
190 km or 118 mi Mathura
$289
193 km or 120 mi Kota
$326
207 km or 129 mi Gurgaon
$519
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwani
$325
213 km or 133 mi Bhilwara
$331
215 km or 134 mi Agra
$375
219 km or 136 mi Faridabad
$362
231 km or 144 mi Rohtak
$250
233 km or 145 mi Noida
$423
236 km or 146 mi Delhi
$507
243 km or 151 mi Aligarh
$299
244 km or 152 mi Gwalior
$330
247 km or 154 mi Ghaziabad
$382
249 km or 154 mi Hisar
$263
257 km or 160 mi Sonipat
$263
280 km or 174 mi Bikaner
$289
284 km or 176 mi Pali
$317
286 km or 178 mi Jodhpur
$330
293 km or 182 mi Meerut
$337
315 km or 196 mi Jhansi
$331
322 km or 200 mi Sambhal
$296
339 km or 211 mi Udaipur
$326
354 km or 220 mi Moradabad
$283
377 km or 234 mi Saharanpur
$285
385 km or 239 mi Bareilly
$287
408 km or 254 mi Ratlam
$297
413 km or 256 mi Patiala
$352
415 km or 258 mi Ujjain
$257
425 km or 264 mi Vidisha
$329
426 km or 265 mi Rishikesh
$374
433 km or 269 mi Dehradun
$383
434 km or 270 mi Chandigarh
$379
437 km or 271 mi Bhopal
$360
444 km or 276 mi Ludhiana
$414
446 km or 277 mi Kanpur
$314
467 km or 290 mi Indore
$355
475 km or 295 mi Burewala
$351