Chennai vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
98
😀 Quality of life
65
88
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.35M

The cost of living in Chennai is 82% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8947th and 1228th ($409 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Italy, respectively. Check India vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1 months in Milan. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 5131st and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Milan

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Chennai Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$19884

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653