Chennai vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$152
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
86
😀 Quality of life
66
93
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.79M

The cost of living in Chennai is 82% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8897th and 861st ($430 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4021st and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$17118

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$315
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2267
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2370
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2291
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$1946
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2142
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2185
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2017
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1861
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1899
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1680
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2097
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095