Chennai vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$724
🏠 One person rent	$159	$85.2
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$131
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$26.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	78	39
😀 Quality of life	65	47
🏙️ Population	6.6M	929K

The cost of living in Chennai is 45% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8898th and 9202nd ($437 vs $301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 11th in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5272nd and 6845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Khulna

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	Chennai	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$1.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$59.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$38
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$68
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$8.31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$1.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$9.26
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$1374

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$300
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$312
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$328
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$320
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$320
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$313
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$327
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$315
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$320
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$312
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$286
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$318
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$366
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$323
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$333
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$464
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$324
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$352
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$376
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$302
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$362
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$287
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$287
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$282
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358