Chennai vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$159
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
78
86
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.79M

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8907th and 656th ($433 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4094th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Toronto

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Chennai Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085