Chennai vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$142
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
39
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
6.6M
767K

The cost of living in Chennai is 73% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8947th and 4035th ($409 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 7th in India and Croatia, respectively. Check India vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5131st and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Zagreb

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Chennai Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$12142

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978