Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 21.8% more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.83
₹153.02
|
$3.05
₹255.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
₹408.04
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₹36.75
|
$0.47
₹39.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.94
|
$0.20
₹16.32
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Chennai
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
₹41.28
|
$0.58
₹48.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.88
₹240.81
|
$3.38
₹282.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.33
₹194.36
|
$2.19
₹182.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.86
₹72.15
|
$0.99
₹82.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
₹118.27
|
$1.70
₹141.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
₹91.11
|
$1.02
₹85.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
₹30.03
|
$0.33
₹27.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹52.89
|
$0.47
₹39.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.43
|
$0.19
₹16.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.36
|
$0.19
₹16.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.90
|
$0.20
₹16.31
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Chennai
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
₹406.43
|
$4.83
₹402.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,020.10
|
$18.33
₹1,530.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,218.89
₹1,020,100.23
|
$14,662.67
₹1,224,120.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
₹265.23
|
$4.15
₹346.83
|
|
pay 15.8% more for housing
Chennai
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₹791.03
|
$10.21
₹852.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.52
₹15,321.13
|
$256.25
₹21,393.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$113.19
₹9,449.65
|
$154.24
₹12,876.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.85
₹2,408.75
|
$23.01
₹1,920.62
|
|
pay 59.1% more for childcare
Chennai
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.66
₹6,149.75
|
$109.26
₹9,121.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,487.83
₹124,212.20
|
$2,529.53
₹211,178.73
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
₹183.62
|
$2.20
₹183.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
₹146.11
|
$2.08
₹174.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.40
₹367.24
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.87
₹1,492.19
|
$18.81
₹1,570.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.44
₹204.02
|
$4.89
₹408.04
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Chennai
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
₹2,230.31
|
$30.37
₹2,535.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.86
₹2,492.87
|
$30.79
₹2,570.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.13
₹3,767.29
|
$45.83
₹3,826.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.41
₹2,872.39
|
$37.52
₹3,132.49
|
|
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