Chennai vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
92
😀 Quality of life
66
86
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.38M

The cost of living in Chennai is 74% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8907th and 3084th ($433 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4094th and 292nd 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
$1.8
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141