Chennai vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1153
🏠 One person rent	$159	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$283
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$188
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	28
😀 Quality of life	66	45
🏙️ Population	6.6M	846K

The cost of living in Chennai is 2% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8907th and 8885th ($433 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Nepal, respectively. Check India vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4094th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kathmandu

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	Chennai	Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$4063

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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 Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$350
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$311
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$335
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$321
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$377
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$339
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$356
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$297
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$331
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$303
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$314
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$337
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$331
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$316
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$312
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$930
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$365
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$293
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$387
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$461
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$311
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$298
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$393
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$284
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$273
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$396
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$279
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$309
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$288
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$282
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$329
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$330