Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 64.5% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Dubai
|
Chennai
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.83
₹152.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$4.89
₹407.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$0.44
₹36.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$0.19
₹15.92
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Dubai
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$0.49
₹41.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$2.88
₹240.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$2.33
₹194.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
$0.86
₹72.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$1.42
₹118.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$1.09
₹91.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.36
₹30.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$0.63
₹52.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$0.21
₹17.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.23
₹19.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.20
₹16.89
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Dubai
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.95
|
$4.87
₹406.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.03
|
$12.22
₹1,019.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,508.26
|
$12,218.89
₹1,019,085.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$3.18
₹264.96
|
|
pay 87.8% less for housing
Dubai
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.53
|
$9.48
₹790.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,203.16
|
$183.52
₹15,305.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,081.07
|
$113.19
₹9,440.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.76
|
$28.85
₹2,406.35
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,810.95
|
$73.66
₹6,143.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,058.97
|
$1,487.83
₹124,088.62
|
|
pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.00
|
$2.20
₹183.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$1.75
₹145.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$4.40
₹366.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.09
|
$17.87
₹1,490.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.00
|
$2.44
₹203.82
|
|
pay 51.9% less for clothing
Dubai
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.18
|
$26.71
₹2,228.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
$29.86
₹2,490.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
$45.13
₹3,763.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.16
|
$34.41
₹2,869.53
|
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