Cost of living comparison
Coimbatore is 12.2% cheaper than Chennai.
If you lived in Coimbatore instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.83
₹153.13
|
$1.83
₹153.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
₹408.34
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₹36.77
|
$0.43
₹35.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.95
|
$0.15
₹12.14
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
₹41.31
|
$0.46
₹38.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.88
₹240.99
|
$2.75
₹229.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.33
₹194.50
|
$2.32
₹194.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.86
₹72.20
|
$0.81
₹67.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
₹118.36
|
$1.44
₹120.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
₹91.18
|
$0.91
₹75.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
₹30.05
|
$0.31
₹26.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹52.93
|
$0.61
₹51.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.45
|
$0.22
₹18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.37
|
$0.23
₹18.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.92
|
$0.19
₹16.27
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
₹406.73
|
$4.76
₹397.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,020.85
|
$11.00
₹918.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,218.89
₹1,020,847.28
|
$11,669.04
₹974,909.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
₹265.42
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₹791.61
|
$9.06
₹756.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.52
₹15,332.35
|
$151.60
₹12,665.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$113.19
₹9,456.57
|
$88.63
₹7,404.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.85
₹2,410.51
|
$24.33
₹2,032.79
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.66
₹6,154.25
|
$51.34
₹4,289.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,487.83
₹124,303.17
|
$1,259.49
₹105,225.80
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
₹183.75
|
$1.96
₹163.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
₹146.21
|
$1.36
₹113.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.40
₹367.51
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.87
₹1,493.29
|
$22.24
₹1,858.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.44
₹204.17
|
$2.44
₹204.17
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Chennai
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
₹2,231.94
|
$25.57
₹2,135.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.86
₹2,494.70
|
$19.14
₹1,599.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.13
₹3,770.05
|
$38.07
₹3,180.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.41
₹2,874.49
|
$26.79
₹2,238.01
|
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