Chennai vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$161	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	50
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	10.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chennai is 80% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1355th ($434 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3676th and 117th 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	$2.09	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$21213

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874