Chennai vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$159
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
78
28
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
6.6M
846K

The cost of living in Chennai is 2% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8898th and 8921st ($437 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Nepal, respectively. Check India vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5272nd and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$3066

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348