Chennai vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	6.6M	5.03M

The cost of living in Chennai is 82% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8907th and 923rd ($433 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4094th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Melbourne

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	Chennai	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913