Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 23.7% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Russia, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB614.21
|
$1.80
₹149.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB377.01
|
$4.35
₹361.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB75.50
|
$0.47
₹39.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.46
|
$0.21
₹17.70
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Russia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB43.64
|
$0.53
₹43.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB352.28
|
$3.88
₹322.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB287.37
|
$2.43
₹201.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB108.82
|
$0.89
₹73.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB154.43
|
$1.50
₹124.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.40
|
$1.23
₹102.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.10
|
$0.40
₹33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB66.97
|
$0.69
₹57.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB80.86
|
$0.23
₹19.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.73
|
$0.22
₹18.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.59
|
$0.21
₹17.78
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
Russia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB198.08
|
$4.73
₹392.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,708.40
|
$11.98
₹995.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,586,904.90
|
$15,576.23
₹1,293,742.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB396.24
|
$3.59
₹298.56
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Russia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB561.16
|
$9.23
₹766.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,419.53
|
$210.00
₹17,441.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,495.26
|
$121.87
₹10,122.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,103.45
|
$30.33
₹2,519.02
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
Russia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,001.70
|
$86.37
₹7,173.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB498,436.02
|
$1,468.96
₹122,009.84
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB134.24
|
$2.16
₹179.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB153.87
|
$1.64
₹136.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB196.51
|
$4.31
₹358.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,599.08
|
$16.99
₹1,411.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB374.55
|
$3.00
₹248.80
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Russia
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,200.77
|
$25.30
₹2,101.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,282.54
|
$23.65
₹1,964.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB6,998.88
|
$43.17
₹3,585.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,063.61
|
$31.38
₹2,606.71
|
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