Chennai vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$159	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$554
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	49
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.63M

The cost of living in Chennai is 33% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8907th and 7298th ($433 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 26th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 4094th and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Novosibirsk

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	Chennai	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$3795

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$619
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$495
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$541
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$562
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$357
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$556
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$556
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$605
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$550
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$555
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$406
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$669
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$628
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$615
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$586
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$780
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$534
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$612
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$630
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$595
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$622
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$628
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$698
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$490
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$599
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$447
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$624
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$626
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$687
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$735
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$530
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$544
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$782
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$535
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$791
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585