Chennai vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$151
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
61
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chennai is 14% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8722nd ($430 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 24th in India and Ukraine, respectively. Check India vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 5162nd and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Kharkiv

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Chennai Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$2953

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$322
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562