Chennai vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$161	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$5087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	68	77
🏙️ Population	10.3M	467K

The cost of living in Chennai is 84% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 8842nd and 440th ($434 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 394th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 3676th and 720th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Long Beach

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	Chennai	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$18490

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652