Cost of living comparison
Mumbai is 32.1% more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Mumbai instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
₹150.15
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₹363.76
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.59
|
$0.49
₹41.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.80
|
$0.18
₹15.44
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
Chennai
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.25
|
$0.54
₹45.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹324.30
|
$3.14
₹262.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹202.84
|
$2.96
₹247.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.15
|
$1.07
₹89.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹125.42
|
$1.67
₹139.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹102.94
|
$1.06
₹88.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹33.78
|
$0.34
₹28.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹57.54
|
$0.52
₹43.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.28
|
$0.26
₹21.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.14
|
$0.19
₹15.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.88
|
$0.20
₹16.57
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Chennai
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹395.23
|
$4.81
₹401.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,001.03
|
$3.71
₹310.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,301,341.83
|
$16,768.54
₹1,400,954.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹300.31
|
$3.21
₹268.18
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
Chennai
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹771.12
|
$8.56
₹715.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,544.41
|
$596.24
₹49,814.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,181.55
|
$336.56
₹28,118.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,533.82
|
$41.17
₹3,440.01
|
|
pay 50.3% more for childcare
Chennai
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,215.77
|
$108.15
₹9,035.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹122,726.54
|
$2,576.61
₹215,266.73
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹180.19
|
$2.40
₹200.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹136.98
|
$2.76
₹230.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹360.37
|
$4.19
₹350.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,419.78
|
$21.93
₹1,832.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹250.26
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Chennai
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,113.58
|
$26.04
₹2,175.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,976.11
|
$27.97
₹2,336.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,606.84
|
$57.72
₹4,822.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,622.03
|
$42.18
₹3,524.14
|
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