Chennai vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$151
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
48
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.2M

The cost of living in Chennai is 54% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6098th ($430 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 16th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 5162nd and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Chennai Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$4368

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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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811