Chennai vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$159	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	8
😀 Quality of life	65	63
🏙️ Population	6.6M	24.7K

The cost of living in Chennai is 72% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8898th and 3601st ($437 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and the Seychelles, respectively. Check India vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5272nd and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Victoria

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	Chennai	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420