Chennai vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	66	94
🏙️ Population	6.6M	664K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8907th and 1336th ($433 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th in India and the Netherlands, respectively. Check India vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4094th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Rotterdam

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	Chennai	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$10888

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Cities near Chennai

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592