Chennai vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$3601
🏠 One person rent
$152
$911
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1611
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.38M

The cost of living in Chennai is 72% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8897th and 3363rd ($430 vs $1513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.2 months in Prague. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4021st 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
$1.83
$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$685
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$50.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$758
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$12277

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1216
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1092
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1795
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
72 km or 45 mi Most
$942
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$880
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1163
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1048
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1314
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1033
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1135
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1159
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1030
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1352
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1088
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1150
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1112
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1092
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1107
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1352
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1121
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$974
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1059
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1202
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1420
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1362
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1120