Chennai vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1396
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$3278
🏠 One person rent	$152	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$1270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	77
😀 Quality of life	66	82
🏙️ Population	6.6M	913K

The cost of living in Chennai is 69% less expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 8897th and 3883rd ($430 vs $1396) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 43rd in India and Italy, respectively. Check India vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Naples. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Naples ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 4021st and 465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Naples

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	Chennai	Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$56.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$721
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$870
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$5006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$9.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$5500

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Cities near Chennai

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 Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543