Chennai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chennai | Mumbai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Chennai is 40% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8907th and 6838th ($433 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in India.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Ranked 2nd vs 4th best cities to live in India, and 4094th vs 4476th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Chennai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 111 km or 69 mi |  Tirupati | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Vellore | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Chittoor | |
| 138 km or 85 mi | Pondicherry | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Nellore | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Cuddalore | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Madanapalle | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Kadapa | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Proddatur | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Ongole | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Salem | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Thanjavur | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Bangalore | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Chirala | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Tiruchirappalli | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Hindupur | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Nandyal | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Anantapur | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Erode | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Tumkur | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Tenali | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Machilipatnam | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Guntur | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Tiruppur | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Vijayawada | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Kurnool | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dindigul | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Mysore | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Eluru | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Madurai | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Coimbatore | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Adoni | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Nalgonda | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Rajahmundry | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Khammam | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Mahbubnagar | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Kakinada | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Hospet | |
| 494 km or 307 mi | Davanagere | |
| 509 km or 317 mi | Malappuram |
Cities near Mumbai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 20 km or 12 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Thane | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Kalyan | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Vasai | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Pune | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Nashik | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Satara | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Navsari | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Surat | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Malegaon | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Sangli | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Solapur | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Vadodara | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Bijapur | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Belgaum | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Latur | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Panjim | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mormugao | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Nadiad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Rajkot | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Margao | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Godhra | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Porbandar | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Hubli | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Gulbarga | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Nanded | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Akola | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Mehsana | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Indore | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Ratlam | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Nizamabad | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amravati |