Chennai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1065
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$159
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$321
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
66
😀 Quality of life
65
88
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.25M

The cost of living in Chennai is 69% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8898th and 4204th ($437 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5272nd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.25
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.91
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.96
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.55%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1914
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.87
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.79
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.8
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1729
$6883

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$327
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$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483