Chennai vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	88
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	6.6M	653K

The cost of living in Chennai is 84% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 8897th and 603rd ($430 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 553rd in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 4021st and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Portland

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	Chennai	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$16585

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Cities near Chennai

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

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741