Chennai vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$161	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$3624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	93
😀 Quality of life	68	96
🏙️ Population	10.3M	2.14M

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1068th ($434 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in India and Australia, respectively. Check India vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 3676th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Perth

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	Chennai	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$12548

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693