Chennai vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$161	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	68	96
🏙️ Population	10.3M	8.8M

The cost of living in Chennai is 89% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6th ($434 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3676th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs New York City

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	Chennai	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$17859

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028