Chennai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$933
🏠 One person rent
$142
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
40
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
6.6M
5.94M

The cost of living in Chennai is 38% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8947th and 7534th ($409 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ranked 2nd vs 17th best cities to live in India, and 5131st vs 5942nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Surat

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Chennai Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$877

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$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298