Chennai vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$4317
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1066
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1745
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$3958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
60
😀 Quality of life
66
88
🏙️ Population
6.6M
246K

The cost of living in Chennai is 77% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 8922nd and 2713th ($430 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1895th 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 4th best city to live in India vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 5162nd and 333rd 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
$2.2
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$16074

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011