Chennai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$151
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
66
72
🏙️ Population
6.6M
13.3M

The cost of living in Chennai is 73% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8922nd and 3728th ($430 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5162nd and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Moscow

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Chennai Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791