Chennai vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$142
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
61
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chennai is 18% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8947th and 8662nd ($409 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 23rd in India and Ukraine, respectively. Check India vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 5131st and 5430th 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
$2.12
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$2841

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$306
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$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591