Chennai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$159
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
40
😀 Quality of life
66
48
🏙️ Population
6.6M
5.94M

The cost of living in Chennai is 45% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8907th and 6501st ($433 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Ranked 2nd vs 41st best cities to live in India, and 4094th vs 6339th 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
$1.8
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$1527

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$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348