Chennai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$152
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chennai is 71% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8897th and 3460th ($430 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th in India and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check India vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4021st and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$7169

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$315
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536