Chennai vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$152
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$3146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
66
95
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.15M

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8897th and 1222nd ($430 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and France, respectively. Check India vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 4021st and 25th 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
$1.83
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$16193

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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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293