Chennai vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$159	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	87
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.01M

The cost of living in Chennai is 88% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8907th and 13th ($433 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 4094th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs San Jose, United States

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	Chennai	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$23974

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146