Chennai vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$159	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	66	67
🏙️ Population	6.6M	5.38M

The cost of living in Chennai is 51% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8907th and 6204th ($433 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4094th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Saint Petersburg

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	Chennai	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525