Chennai vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1181
🏠 One person rent	$161	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	68	21
🏙️ Population	10.3M	4.27M

The cost of living in Chennai is 23% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7972nd ($434 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in India and Afghanistan, respectively. Check India vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 3676th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kabul

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	Chennai	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1370

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484