Chennai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$151
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
66
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chennai is 71% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8922nd and 4144th ($430 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5162nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Sharjah

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Chennai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$7922

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$322
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$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492