Chennai vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$159	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	78	56
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.42M

The cost of living in Chennai is 42% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8907th and 6712th ($433 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 23rd 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 0.6 months in Salvador. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 4094th and 5558th 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	$1.8	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$10964

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610