Chennai vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$159	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	65	56
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.96M

The cost of living in Chennai is 48% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8898th and 6476th ($437 vs $844) 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5272nd and 6210th 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	$2.25	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$9729

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787