Chennai vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$3987
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
60
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
6.6M
246K

The cost of living in Chennai is 76% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 8898th and 2519th ($437 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1889th 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 5272nd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Louisville

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Chennai Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$15931

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017