Chennai vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
66
96
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.11M

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8922nd and 916th ($430 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and France, respectively. Check India vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5162nd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Paris

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Chennai Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$17184

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544