Chennai vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$152	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	62
😀 Quality of life	66	80
🏙️ Population	6.6M	581K

The cost of living in Chennai is 66% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 8897th and 4316th ($430 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Lithuania, respectively. Check India vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 4021st and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Vilnius

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	Chennai	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$8531

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302