Chennai vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$142	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$4510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	79	78
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	6.6M	689K

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 8947th and 982nd ($409 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 843rd in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 5131st and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Nashville

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	Chennai	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$30286

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595