Chennai vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	78
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	6.6M	662K

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8897th and 819th ($430 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 4021st and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Vancouver

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	Chennai	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759