Chennai vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$4507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
79
90
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.51M

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8922nd and 889th ($430 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5162nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Munich

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Chennai Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$16629

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748