Chennai vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$1714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$3852
🏠 One person rent	$161	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1495
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$2445
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	10.3M	705K

The cost of living in Chennai is 75% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 8842nd and 2629th ($434 vs $1714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 100th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Winnipeg ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 3676th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Winnipeg

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	Chennai	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	6.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$2759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$2870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$593
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$12093

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1389
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1779
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1678
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1774
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2081
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1634
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1831
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1906
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2284
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1638
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1841
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$1866
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1485
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1526
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2425
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2450
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2690
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2489
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2521
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1849
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2457
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2403
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2303
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2287
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2285
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2312
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2284
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2240
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2174
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2808