Chennai vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$152
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$3115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
50
😀 Quality of life
66
90
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.02M

The cost of living in Chennai is 79% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8897th and 1701st ($430 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 25th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 4021st and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Ottawa

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Chennai Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$19030

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800