Chennai vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$161
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$4464
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
61
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
10.3M
633K

The cost of living in Chennai is 77% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1984th ($434 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1684th 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 33rd in the United States, while ranked 3676th and 164th 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
$2.09
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$13578

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988