Chennai vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$159	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	7
😀 Quality of life	66	61
🏙️ Population	6.6M	133K

The cost of living in Chennai is 67% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8907th and 4342nd ($433 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Male. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4094th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Male

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	Chennai	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$3225

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Cities near Chennai

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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352