Chennai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Chennai Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$415
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1096
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$146
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$334
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$547
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
67
74
🏙️ Population
10.3M
12.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 67% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8755th and 4019th ($415 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chennai compared to 1 months in Moscow. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 3835th and 1168th 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
$1.83
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.7
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1400
$10113

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$382
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$300
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$363
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$315
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$299
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$331
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$331
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$337
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$329
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$333
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$357
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$322
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$482
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$329
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$328
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$335
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$272
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$268
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$275
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$293
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$293
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$383
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$332
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$329
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$302
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$354
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$351
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$332
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$320
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$278
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$253
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$332
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$334
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$332
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$310
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$296

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520