Chennai vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$152	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	78	1
😀 Quality of life	66	11
🏙️ Population	6.6M	74.7K

The cost of living in Chennai is 61% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8897th and 4807th ($430 vs $1105) 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 4021st and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Moroni

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	Chennai	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$13253

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794