Chennai vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$161	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$3866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	81
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	10.3M	1.43M

The cost of living in Chennai is 80% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8842nd and 1242nd ($434 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1113th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 3676th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs San Antonio

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	Chennai	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$19044

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108