Chennai vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	83
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	6.6M	430K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 8907th and 1228th ($433 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1082nd 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 4094th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Minneapolis

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	Chennai	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640