Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.4 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Germany instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
₹150.15
|
$13.72
€12.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₹363.76
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.59
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.80
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Chennai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.25
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹324.30
|
$6.75
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹202.84
|
$4.24
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.15
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹125.42
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹102.94
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹33.78
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹57.54
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.28
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.14
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.88
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Chennai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹395.23
|
$7.16
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,001.03
|
$54.61
€50.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,301,341.83
|
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹300.31
|
$23.30
€21.62
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Chennai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹771.12
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,544.41
|
$800.45
€742.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,181.55
|
$616.33
€571.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,533.82
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Chennai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,215.77
|
$434.24
€402.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹122,726.54
|
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹180.19
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹136.98
|
$3.44
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹360.37
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,419.78
|
$35.42
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹250.26
|
$12.56
€11.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Chennai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,113.58
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,976.11
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,606.84
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,622.03
|
$120.25
€111.56
|
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