Chennai vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$159	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	8
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	6.6M	24.7K

The cost of living in Chennai is 72% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8907th and 3466th ($433 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4094th and 5469th 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	$1.8	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$8081

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Cities near Chennai

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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482