Chennai vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$688
🏠 One person rent	$142	$82.4
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$126
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$26.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	79	40
😀 Quality of life	65	33
🏙️ Population	6.6M	929K

The cost of living in Chennai is 42% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8947th and 9212th ($409 vs $287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 14th in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Khulna ranked 11th in Bangladesh, while ranked 5131st and 8627th 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	$2.12	$1.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$6.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$63.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$35.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$115
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$63.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	9.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$9.14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$1.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$9.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$11.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$9.46
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$1.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$21.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$1374

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$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

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$326
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$321
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$327
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$319
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$321
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$311
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$326
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$314
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$321
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$313
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$285
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$319
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$362
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$321
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$328
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$478
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$322
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$339
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$357
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$362
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$296
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$288
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$289
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$342
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$297
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$276
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$278
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$267
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358