Chennai vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$159	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$1594
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	61
😀 Quality of life	66	80
🏙️ Population	6.6M	581K

The cost of living in Chennai is 68% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 8907th and 4248th ($433 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.2 months in Vilnius. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 4094th and 531st 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	$1.8	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$8624

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$856
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$871
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1191
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$950
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$886
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$902
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$390
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$899
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1061
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$717
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$999
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$946
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1057
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$563
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1002
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$856
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$817
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1169
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$916
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1377
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$437
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$527
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$437
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$298
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$893
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1029
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$467
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$931
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$923
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1406