Chennai vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$161
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
60
😀 Quality of life
68
57
🏙️ Population
10.3M
1.43M

The cost of living in Chennai is 19% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8242nd ($434 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 10th in India and Ukraine, respectively. Check India vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 3676th and 5715th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$1310

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$337
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$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 Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495