Chennai vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$159	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	6.6M	11.5M

The cost of living in Chennai is 57% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8907th and 5616th ($433 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4094th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Sao Paulo

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	Chennai	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629