Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 52.7% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Poland, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.97
|
$1.80
₹150.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.42
|
$4.35
₹363.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.88
|
$0.47
₹39.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.56
|
$0.21
₹17.80
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Poland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.67
|
$0.53
₹44.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.89
|
$3.88
₹324.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.36
|
$2.43
₹202.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.42
|
$0.89
₹74.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.92
|
$1.50
₹125.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$1.23
₹102.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$0.40
₹33.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.99
|
$0.69
₹57.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.49
|
$0.23
₹19.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$0.22
₹18.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.03
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Poland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.29
|
$4.73
₹395.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.87
|
$11.98
₹1,000.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,316.44
|
$15,576.23
₹1,301,034.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.79
|
$3.59
₹300.24
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
Poland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.80
|
$9.23
₹770.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,366.02
|
$210.00
₹17,540.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,921.97
|
$121.87
₹10,179.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN759.26
|
$30.33
₹2,533.22
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Poland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,207.49
|
$86.37
₹7,214.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,779.59
|
$1,468.96
₹122,697.60
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.72
|
$2.16
₹180.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.03
|
$1.64
₹136.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.53
|
$4.31
₹360.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.66
|
$16.99
₹1,419.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.57
|
$3.00
₹250.20
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
Poland
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.57
|
$25.30
₹2,113.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.09
|
$23.65
₹1,975.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN326.04
|
$43.17
₹3,605.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.86
|
$31.38
₹2,621.41
|
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