Chennai vs Jaipur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Jaipur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$937
🏠 One person rent
$142
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$226
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$151
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
54
😀 Quality of life
65
59
🏙️ Population
6.6M
3.07M

The cost of living in Chennai is 6% more expensive than in Jaipur. Cities ranked 8947th and 8986th ($409 vs $384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 23rd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Jaipur. Ranked 2nd vs 21st best cities to live in India, and 5131st vs 6031st 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
$2.12
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$83.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$149
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
8.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$9.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$4.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$15.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$8.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$80.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$2059

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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 Jaipur

Distance City Cost of living
104 km or 64 mi Alwar
$245
106 km or 66 mi Sikar
$311
132 km or 82 mi Ajmer
$260
190 km or 118 mi Mathura
$276
193 km or 120 mi Kota
$309
207 km or 129 mi Gurgaon
$509
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwani
$326
213 km or 133 mi Bhilwara
$316
215 km or 134 mi Agra
$352
219 km or 136 mi Faridabad
$344
231 km or 144 mi Rohtak
$239
233 km or 145 mi Noida
$404
236 km or 146 mi Delhi
$479
243 km or 151 mi Aligarh
$286
244 km or 152 mi Gwalior
$339
247 km or 154 mi Ghaziabad
$368
249 km or 154 mi Hisar
$256
257 km or 160 mi Sonipat
$256
280 km or 174 mi Bikaner
$279
284 km or 176 mi Pali
$299
286 km or 178 mi Jodhpur
$312
293 km or 182 mi Meerut
$335
315 km or 196 mi Jhansi
$299
322 km or 200 mi Sambhal
$284
339 km or 211 mi Udaipur
$314
354 km or 220 mi Moradabad
$273
377 km or 234 mi Saharanpur
$270
385 km or 239 mi Bareilly
$271
408 km or 254 mi Ratlam
$283
413 km or 256 mi Patiala
$334
415 km or 258 mi Ujjain
$241
425 km or 264 mi Vidisha
$309
426 km or 265 mi Rishikesh
$369
433 km or 269 mi Dehradun
$395
434 km or 270 mi Chandigarh
$379
437 km or 271 mi Bhopal
$335
444 km or 276 mi Ludhiana
$391
446 km or 277 mi Kanpur
$308
467 km or 290 mi Indore
$346
475 km or 295 mi Burewala
$350