Chennai vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$5520
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	97
😀 Quality of life	66	94
🏙️ Population	6.6M	441K

The cost of living in Chennai is 86% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 8897th and 182nd ($430 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 4021st and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Oakland

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	Chennai	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$18963

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326