Chennai vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$151
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
48
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.47M

The cost of living in Chennai is 59% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8922nd and 5278th ($430 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in India and Russia, respectively. Check India vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 5162nd and 5513th 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
$2.2
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688