Chennai vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Chennai	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$2303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1073	$5427
🏠 One person rent	$157	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$266	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$802	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	75
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	6.6M	459K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8894th and 1226th ($439 vs $2303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1063rd in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chennai compared to 1.9 months in Virginia Beach. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Virginia Beach ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 3932nd and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Virginia Beach

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	Chennai	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.11	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.7	$89.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$5.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$2175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$66.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.41%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1971	$2501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$5.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.83	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.04	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.4	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.8	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.4	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.8	$1621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1760	$16213

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$330
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$296
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$343
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$537
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$315
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$331
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$373
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$371
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$344
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$313
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$307
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$534
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$317
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$312
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$325
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$316
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$322
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$360
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$299
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$320
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$290
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$352
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$363
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$342
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$322
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$309
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$371
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$341
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$369
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$282
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$329
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$276
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$305
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$278
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$297
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$298

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2576
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2262
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2406
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2635
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2213
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2372
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2107
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2336
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2336
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2290
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2118
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2164
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2065
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1932
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2354
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2076
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2541
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2186
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2178
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2623
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2710
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1972
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2878
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2338
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$3003
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1874
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2487
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3228
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2237
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2980
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2681
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2876
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2504
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2576
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2611
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3302
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2343
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2849