Chennai vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$2307
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.4M

The cost of living in Chennai is 78% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8922nd and 2387th ($430 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in India and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check India vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5162nd and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Prague

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Chennai Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$17389

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383