Chennai vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$159	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	17
😀 Quality of life	66	84
🏙️ Population	6.6M	216K

The cost of living in Chennai is 81% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8907th and 1293rd ($433 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and New Zealand, respectively. Check India vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4094th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Wellington

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	Chennai	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$13500

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700