Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 74.2% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Australia, you would:
pay 79.1% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.49
|
$1.80
₹150.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.89
|
$4.35
₹363.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.89
|
$0.47
₹39.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.25
|
$0.21
₹17.80
|
|
pay 60.9% less for groceries
Australia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.53
|
$0.53
₹44.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.15
|
$3.88
₹324.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.73
|
$2.43
₹202.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.86
|
$0.89
₹74.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$6.05
|
$1.50
₹125.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.17
|
$1.23
₹102.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.90
|
$0.40
₹33.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.10
|
$0.69
₹57.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.04
|
$0.23
₹19.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.22
₹18.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.44
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 70.0% less for transportation
Australia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.18
|
$4.73
₹395.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$128.18
|
$11.98
₹1,000.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$42,281.59
|
$15,576.23
₹1,301,034.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.51
|
$3.59
₹300.24
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
Australia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$84.02
|
$9.23
₹770.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,909.36
|
$210.00
₹17,540.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,474.34
|
$121.87
₹10,179.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$215.33
|
$30.33
₹2,533.22
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,090.19
|
$86.37
₹7,214.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,341.11
|
$1,468.96
₹122,697.60
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.16
|
$2.16
₹180.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.47
|
$1.64
₹136.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.70
|
$4.31
₹360.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$81.71
|
$16.99
₹1,419.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$20.09
|
$3.00
₹250.20
|
|
pay 63.5% less for clothing
Australia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$114.24
|
$25.30
₹2,113.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$82.42
|
$23.65
₹1,975.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$155.46
|
$43.17
₹3,605.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$179.26
|
$31.38
₹2,621.41
|
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