Chennai vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$142
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$2366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.4M

The cost of living in Chennai is 78% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8947th and 2377th ($409 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5131st and 244th 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
$2.12
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$19039

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340