Chennai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
6.6M
13.3M

The cost of living in Chennai is 76% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8947th and 3277th ($409 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5131st and 2774th 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
$2.12
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749