Chennai vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$159
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$434
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
61
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chennai is 14% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8898th and 8604th ($437 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 22nd 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 5th best city to live in India vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5272nd and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$3156

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$327
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$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
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$327
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$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
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$718
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$479
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$496
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586