Chennai vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	93
😀 Quality of life	66	82
🏙️ Population	6.6M	546K

The cost of living in Chennai is 75% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8907th and 2758th ($433 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd in India and Portugal, respectively. Check India vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 4094th and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Lisbon

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	Chennai	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$16143

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162