Chennai vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$161	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	78	56
😀 Quality of life	68	43
🏙️ Population	10.3M	2.9M

The cost of living in Chennai is 53% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5826th ($434 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in India and Brazil, respectively. Check India vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 3676th and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Salvador

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	Chennai	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$12057

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711