Chennai vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1358
🏠 One person rent	$161	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$482
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$20.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	78	1
😀 Quality of life	68	13
🏙️ Population	10.3M	74.7K

The cost of living in Chennai is 26% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7786th ($434 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2nd best city to live in India vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 3676th and 9189th 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	$2.09	$1.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	10.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$4.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3033

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$585
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1144
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1127
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$1165
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$762
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$706
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$600
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$622
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$332
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$600
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$493
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$326
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$327
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$992
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$461
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$332
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$363
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$452
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$338
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$581
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$337
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$457
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$536
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$970
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$571
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1014
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$428
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$524
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1176
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$993
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$646
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$530
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$645
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$486
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$761