Chennai vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$142	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$2587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	46
😀 Quality of life	65	88
🏙️ Population	6.6M	750K

The cost of living in Chennai is 78% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 8947th and 2623rd ($409 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 86th in India and Canada, respectively. Check India vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 5131st and 292nd 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	$2.12	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$15143

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310