Cost of Living Comparison Between Chennai (Madras) and Delhi Cost of Living Comparison Between Chennai (Madras) and Delhi

🙂 Solo nomad: Chennai (Madras) is 5.5% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 12.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chennai (Madras) is 12.2% cheaper than Delhi without rent, and 13.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.3 ₹197

$4.76 ₹407

-51.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.6 ₹992

$19.51 ₹1,669

-40.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.16 ₹356

$4.13 ₹353

0.73%

Cappuccino

$2.14 ₹183

$2.05 ₹175

4.39%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 ₹41.24

$0.48 ₹40.9

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 ₹19.39

$0.15 ₹12.7

53.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.04 ₹175

$2.07 ₹177

-1.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.04 ₹346

$3.39 ₹290

19.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.63 ₹53.5

$0.74 ₹63.2

-14.86%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 ₹45.49

$0.59 ₹50.7

-10.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.78 ₹66.4

$0.9 ₹77.1

-13.33%

Eggs

$0.87 ₹74.6

$1.13 ₹96.5

-23.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.04 ₹602

$4.66 ₹399

51.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.58 ₹306

$3.44 ₹294

4.07%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 ₹243

$2.12 ₹181

33.96%

Banana (1kg)

$0.81 ₹69.3

$0.78 ₹66.5

3.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.31 ₹112

$0.94 ₹80

39.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.45 ₹38.32

$0.63 ₹53.9

-28.57%

Potato (1kg)

$0.55 ₹46.89

$0.39 ₹32.94

41.03%

Onion (1kg)

$0.54 ₹46.41

$0.5 ₹42.85

8.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.58 ₹49.63

$0.56 ₹47.92

3.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 ₹30.31

$0.34 ₹28.92

2.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.98 ₹340

$3.99 ₹342

-0.25%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.95 ₹765

$10.41 ₹890

-14.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 ₹158

$1.88 ₹161

-1.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.5 ₹300

$2.74 ₹235

27.74%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$6.25 ₹534

$5.48 ₹469

14.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 ₹30.84

$0.54 ₹46.01

-33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.64 ₹996

$11.75 ₹1,005

-0.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.56 ₹133

$0.59 ₹50.6

164.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.3 ₹25.69

$0.3 ₹25.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.79 ₹153

$1.25 ₹107

43.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ₹101

$1.14 ₹97.2

3.51%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.3K ₹1.5M

$17.4K ₹1.5M

-0.48%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.7K ₹2.1M

$24.4K ₹2.1M

1.14%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$47.28 ₹4,044

$67.1 ₹5,738

-29.52%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.65 ₹397

$4.12 ₹352

12.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.44 ₹807

$8.17 ₹699

15.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.33 ₹1,482

$20.22 ₹1,729

-14.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.15 ₹611

$10.18 ₹870

-29.76%

Cinema Ticket

$2.86 ₹245

$4.57 ₹391

-37.42%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$79 ₹6,753

$78 ₹6,667

1.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,715 ₹146.7K

$2,027 ₹173.3K

-15.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.54 ₹2,184

$27.77 ₹2,375

-8.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.62 ₹2,020

$31.15 ₹2,664

-24.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$49.62 ₹4,244

$48.58 ₹4,155

2.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.85 ₹3,066

$36.07 ₹3,085

-0.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$195 ₹16.7K

$237 ₹20.3K

-17.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$117 ₹10K

$139 ₹11.9K

-15.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$444 ₹38K

$591 ₹50.5K

-24.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$257 ₹22K

$324 ₹27.7K

-20.55%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,883 ₹161K

$2,070 ₹177.1K

-9.07%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$754 ₹64.5K

$1,127 ₹96.4K

-33.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$781 ₹66.8K

$644 ₹55.1K

21.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.42

4.67%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Chennai (Madras): October 27, 2025

Last update for Delhi: October 29, 2025

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