Chennai vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$2696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	80
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	6.6M	568K

The cost of living in Chennai is 82% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8907th and 890th ($433 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 10th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 4094th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Surrey

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	Chennai	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$12698

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655