Chennai vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$4016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
60
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
6.6M
246K

The cost of living in Chennai is 78% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 8947th and 2604th ($409 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1876th 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 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 5131st and 326th 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
$2.12
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$16070

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035