Chennai vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	80
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	6.6M	737K

The cost of living in Chennai is 86% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8897th and 158th ($430 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4021st and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Seattle

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	Chennai	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$29407

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093