Chennai vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$4332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
61
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
6.6M
246K

The cost of living in Chennai is 77% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 8907th and 2276th ($433 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 4094th and 251st 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
$1.8
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954