Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 70.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Chennai
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.83
|
$1.80
₹150.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.06
|
$4.35
₹363.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.47
₹39.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.21
₹17.80
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Chennai
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$0.53
₹44.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$3.88
₹324.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.60
|
$2.43
₹202.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
$0.89
₹74.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.01
|
$1.50
₹125.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.23
₹102.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.40
₹33.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.69
₹57.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.23
₹19.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.22
₹18.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 65.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.69
|
$4.73
₹395.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.86
|
$11.98
₹1,000.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,205.49
|
$15,576.23
₹1,301,034.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.27
|
$3.59
₹300.24
|
|
pay 84.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.55
|
$9.23
₹770.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,286.49
|
$210.00
₹17,540.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,081.55
|
$121.87
₹10,179.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.46
|
$30.33
₹2,533.22
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,019.24
|
$86.37
₹7,214.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,911.03
|
$1,468.96
₹122,697.60
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.57
|
$2.16
₹180.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$1.64
₹136.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.25
|
$4.31
₹360.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.97
|
$16.99
₹1,419.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.30
|
$3.00
₹250.20
|
|
pay 57.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Chennai
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.35
|
$25.30
₹2,113.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.36
|
$23.65
₹1,975.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.06
|
$43.17
₹3,605.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.17
|
$31.38
₹2,621.41
|
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