Chennai vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$152	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	66	55
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.96M

The cost of living in Chennai is 50% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8897th and 6253rd ($430 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check India vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4021st and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Tashkent

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	Chennai	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$9301

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785