Chennai vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$151
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
79
71
😀 Quality of life
66
49
🏙️ Population
6.6M
11.1M

The cost of living in Chennai is 0.6% less expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8919th ($430 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5162nd and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Lahore

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Chennai Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$1393

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$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323