Chennai vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$152
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$2479
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$3560
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
78
90
😀 Quality of life
66
93
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.51M

The cost of living in Chennai is 80% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8897th and 1352nd ($430 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Germany, respectively. Check India vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4021st and 54th 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
$1.83
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$4.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$14702

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560