Chennai vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
78
53
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
6.6M
140K

The cost of living in Chennai is 85% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8907th and 204th ($433 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Iceland, respectively. Check India vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4094th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Reykjavik

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Chennai Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$6167

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161