Chennai vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$161
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
68
60
🏙️ Population
10.3M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chennai is 36% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6984th ($434 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 11th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 3676th and 5379th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Yekaterinburg

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Chennai Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$4747

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632