Chennai vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$161
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
78
😀 Quality of life
68
93
🏙️ Population
10.3M
662K

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8842nd and 587th ($434 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 3676th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$14942

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758