Chennai vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$2774
🏠 One person rent	$159	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$159
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	78	1
😀 Quality of life	65	14
🏙️ Population	6.6M	74.7K

The cost of living in Chennai is 64% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8898th and 4688th ($437 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Comoros, respectively. Check India vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 5272nd and 9206th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chennai	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$1381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$4.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$14597

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1207
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1168
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$935
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$609
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$567
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$421
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$552
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$496
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$564
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$596
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$458
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$692
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$476
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$493
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$506
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$548
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$527
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$526
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$565
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$495
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$533
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$820
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$612
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$996
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$453
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$420
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$888
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$916
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$811
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$460
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$755
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$549
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$779