Chennai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$161
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
82
😀 Quality of life
68
65
🏙️ Population
10.3M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6763rd ($434 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Ranked 2nd vs 5th best cities to live in India, and 3676th vs 4571st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Mumbai

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Chennai Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$2517

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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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325